Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia asparagifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 28 (1835) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 500-700m |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves in dense clusters, acicular, erect, sharply acute, glabrous, flowers small, sessile, sepals linear-lanceolate, acuminate, petals broadly linear |
Size | 40-50cm |
Color | 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. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Heisteria asparagifolia Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |