Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Felicia schaeferi (Dinter) P.M.Sl. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Namibia |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 15-2000m |
Description | leaves linear, opposite or alternate, entire, capitula solitary, involucral bracts 3-seriate, imbricate, linear |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Aster schaeferi Dinter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 339 (1920) Felicia filifolia ssp. schaeferi (Dinter) Grau Fresenia leptophylla DC. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |