Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia cuspifolia Chodat |
Bibliography | Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 61: 625 (1916) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 100-200m |
Description | branchlets hirsute, leaves fasciculate, carnose, subulate, margins long setose-ciliate, glabrous, acute, mucronate, flowers ca. 3mm, sepals lanceolate, shortly acute, glabrous |
Size | 7-10cm |
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) |