Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Felicia odorata Compton trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | J. S. African Bot. 8: 265 (1942) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 900-1500m |
Description | branchlets dark brown, leaves alternate, hirsute, petiolate, to 12mm, elliptic to oblanceolate, capitula solitary, large, terminal, pedunculate, involucre 3-4-seriate, ligules 14mm |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |