Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia saxicola Chodat |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 334 (1912) |
Native Range | Southern Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 200-2800m |
Description | leaves small, dense, in fascicles, to 7mm, at apex curved backward, sharply acute, margins thickened, flowers 5mm, solitary, on short lateral branchlets amongst leaves |
Size | 15-60cm |
Color | bright purple |
Bloom | spring, 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, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |