Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum album N.E.Br. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 24 (1895) |
Native Range | KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-3355m |
Description | basal leaves in rosettes, 3-6cm long, rounded, densely grey-white lanate, capitula solitary, 2cm across, bracts patent, inside basally red |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |