Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum grandiflorum (L.) D.Don |
Bibliography | Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 5: 550 (1824) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-460m |
Description | leaves obovate to oblong, upwards linear, obtuse, amplexicaule, laxly grey-white lanate, capitula numerous in terminal spherical clusters, phyllaries short |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | pale yellow |
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 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium appendiculatum Schrank ex DC. Gnaphalium fruticans Willd. Gnaphalium grandiflorum L. Gnaphalium verbascifolium Schrank |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |