Rock Garden Plants
Helichrysum subfalcatum Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae 
Home
Families
Genus
Territory
Habitat
Synonyms
Types
Galery
Info
FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesHelichrysum subfalcatum Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 32: 361 (1973)
Native RangeLesotho to KwaZulu-Natal
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2100-3355m
Descriptionstems procumbent, leaves in rosette, 3-6cm, narrow, subfalcate, acute, adaxially greenish, abaxially silvery, capitula 4mm in dense head, phyllaries with yellow apex
Size10-20cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal)
Version 10.0
(c) 1990-2025 RNDr. Pavel Slabý