Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Delosperma ashtonii L.Bolus |
Bibliography | Notes Mesembryanthemum 2: 317 (1932) |
Native Range | Lesotho to South Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1600-3400m |
Description | roots tuberous, branchlets crowded, erect, green, softly hirsute, leaves prostrate, flat, flowers 1-3, large, 45mm in diam., with white eye |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C cuttings in summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |