Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Drosanthemum floribundum (Haw.) Schwantes |
Bibliography | Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 29 (1927) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 20-100m |
Description | rooting, leaves 12-14mm, cylindrical, slightly curved, wider at apex, pale green, flowers solitary, pedicellate, 18mm, sepals equal, linear, obtuse, petals 8-9mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | lavender-pink |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Drosanthemum candens (Haw.) Schwantes Drosanthemum torquatum (Haw.) Schwantes Mesembryanthemum candens Haw. Mesembryanthemum floribundum Haw. Mesembryanthemum furfureum Haw. Mesembryanthemum hirtellum Salm-Dyck Mesembryanthemum hispidum var. pallidum Haw. Mesembryanthemum torquatum Haw. Mesembryanthemum tuberculatum Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |