Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Delosperma hirtum (N.E.Br.) Schwantes |
Bibliography | Gartenflora 77: 69 (1928) |
Native Range | Lesotho to South Africa |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-3400m |
Description | sterile stems procumbent, floral stems erect, densely leafy, leaves widest at base, 50-70mm, margins setose, flowers solitary, petals in three rows, floral pedicels 5-30mm long |
Size | 8-12cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum hirtum N.E.Br. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |