Family | PROTEACEAE |
Genus species | Protea dracomontana Beard |
Bibliography | Bothalia 7: 53 (1958) |
Native Range | e. Zimbabwe to KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1600-2200m |
Description | corolla to 9cm in diam., waxy, petaloid bracts around spherical floral head, centrally number of anthers and styles, leaves oblong |
Size | 50-90cm |
Color | pink, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring |
Synonyms | Protea inyanganiensis Brand |
Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (ZIM Zimbabwe) 27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |