Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Dimorphotheca dregei DC. trib. Calenduleae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 72 (1838) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 50-1200m |
Description | branchlets scabrously glandular-pubescent, leaves crowded, sessile, linear-oblong, obtusely dentate, sinuate, capitula pedicellate, solitary, phyllaries linear, acuminate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Osteospermum dregei (DC.) Norl. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |