Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Gazania leucolaena DC. trib. Arctotidae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 509 (1838) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | leaves long petiolate, oblong-obovate, abaxially grey tomentose, adaxially subglabrous, on apex trisect, stem leaves linear, capitula solitary, involucre obovate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gazania rigens var. leucolaena (DC.) Rössler Gazania uniflora var. leucolaena (DC.) Harv. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |