Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Felicia whitehillensis Compton trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | J. S. African Bot. 8: 266 (1842) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 650-1200m |
Description | branchlets brown, leaves alternate, broadly linear, subsucculent, subentire, capitula solitary, involucre 4-serriate, phyllaries lanceolate, acute, ligules 2-3cm |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |