Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Indigofera foliosa E.Mey. trib. Indigofereae |
Bibliography | Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 102 (1836) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 0-3000m |
Description | branchlets erect, densely leafy, leaves imbricate, pinnate, leaflets very narrow, revolute, glabrous, flowers ca. 2cm long in spike, petals abaxially yellow-brown hirsute |
Size | 40-50cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Anil foliosa (E.Mey.) Kuntze Indigofera alopecurus Schltr. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |