Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia plumosa Chodat |
Bibliography | Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 61: 617 (1916) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 600-1200m |
Description | branchlets densely hirsute, leaves imbicate-fasciculate, 3-6mm, filiform or subcylindrical, acute, flowers solitary, sessile, 5-6mm, sepals lanceolate, acuminate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |