Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Indigofera mollis Eckl. & Zeyh. trib. Indigofereae |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 237 (1836) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | densely, finely hirsute, stems filiform, leaves long petiolate, ternate, leaflets orbiculate-ovate, obtuse, thin, stipules amplexicaule, ovate, flowers in pedunculate raceme |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |