Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Hermannia suavis C.Presl |
Bibliography | Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 451 (1845) |
Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 20-230m |
Description | branchlets tomentose, leaves obovate or obcordate, rounded, entire, softly lanate, stipules foliate, obtuse, flowers crowded at apex of branchlets, sessile, petals revolute |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | pale yellow, whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in spring |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |