Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Hermannia stellulata (Harv.) K.Schum. |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 42 (1888) |
Native Range | Botswana to South Africa and Namibia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | branchlets filiform, viscid-pubescent, leaves linear-oblong, obtuse, dentate, hirsute, stipules broadly ovate, entire, calyx lobes subulate, petals obovate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | reddish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Hermannia adenotricha K.Schum. Hermannia exilis Burtt Davy Hermannia geminiflora Dinter & Engl. Hermannia schinzii K.Schum. ex Schinz Hermannia sinuata Burtt Davy Mahernia stellulata Harv. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |