Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Sarcocaulon lheritieri Sweet |
Bibliography | Hort. Brit.: 73 (1826) |
Native Range | n. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 800-1100m |
Description | leaves broadly obovate or orbiculate, flat, 4-15mm, blue-green, glabrous, spines thin and straight, petals 15-25mm long |
Size | 30-70cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Monsonia heritieri Steud. Monsonia lheritieri DC. Monsonia obcordata E.Mey. Monsonia spinosa L´Hér. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |