Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Felicia amoena (Sch.Bip.) Levyns trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | J. S. African Bot. 14: 84 (1948) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1-1200m |
Description | leaves crowded, thick, linear, glandular, curvate, margins ciliate, green, capitula solitary on glandular peduncle, involucre 2-seriate, bracts lanceolate, ligules ca. 12mm |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Agathaea amoena Sch.Bip. Aster amoenus Harv. Aster elongatus var. spathulifolius Harv. Aster pappei Harv. Felicia pappei (Harv.) Hutch. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |