Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum albirosulatum Killick trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Bothalia 7: 22 (1958) |
Native Range | Lesotho to KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-2500m |
Description | leaves in rosettes at apex of silvery-white pilose branchlets, spathulate, to 25mm long, silvery-white, shiny pilose, capitula in heads, 1-2cm wide |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |