Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Glottiphyllum grandiflorum (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 70: 327 (1921) |
Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 200-900m |
Description | subacaulescent, leaves broadly ligulate, long, thick, at base papulose, flowers sessile, very large, petals obtuse, minutely crenate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum grandiflorum Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |