Family | PROTEACEAE |
Genus species | Protea dracomontana Beard |
Synonyms | Protea inyanganiensis Beard |
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 |
Territory |
Africa
South Tropical Africa (Zimbabwe ) Southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal , Free State) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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