Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Genus species | Asclepias disparilis N.E.Br. trib. Asclepiadeae |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 4(1): 680 (1908) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 750-1000m |
Description | stems thinly pubescent, leaves petiolate, 2-5cm, linear-attenuate, acute, truncate, glabrous, umbel solitary, erect, 4-8-flowered, sepals lanceolate, corolla lobes 8mm, |
Size | 8-20cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |