Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Indigofera alpina Eckl. & Zeyh. trib. Indigofereae |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 236 (1836) |
Native Range | e. Cape |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1200-1600m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ternate, leaflets obovate-cuneate, mucronate, on both faces pilose, stipules broadly cordate-ovate, acuminate, flowers numerous in long raceme |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | pink, red |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Anil stipularis (Link)) Kuntze Indigofera stipularis Link |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |