Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Cineraria mollis E.Mey. ex DC. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 306 (1838) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1000-2500m |
Description | leaves petiolate, lyrate, petioles lanate, lateral segments 2-4-pairs, rounded, denticulate, terminal segment reniform, dentate, adaxially arachnose, abaxially white tomentose |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 late summer |
Synonyms | Cineraria arctotidea Drége ex Harv. & Sond. Cineraria polyglossa DC. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |