Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Arctotis perfoliata Beauverd trib. Arctotidae |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. Genéve, Sér. 2, 7: 49 (1915) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 100-600m |
Description | branchlets thinly tomentose, leaves long petiolate, ovate or subcordate, adaxially green, abaxially grey tomentose, floral pedicels axillary, capitula minute, involucre lanate |
Size | 15-30cm |
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 | Arctotis spathulata Thunb. ex Spreng. Venidium cinerarium DC. Venidium perfoliatum Less. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |