Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Hermannia parviflora (Eckl. & Zeyh.) K.Schum. |
Bibliography | Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. [H.G.A.Engler] 5: 71 (1900) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 15-2200m |
Description | leaves shortly petiolate, oblong or oval, crenate, obtuse, glabrescent, stipules ovate, acuminate, flowers solitary, minute, calyx campanulate |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | purple red, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Mahernia parviflora Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |