Family | LINACEAE |
Genus species | Linum gracile Sm. ex Planch. |
Bibliography | London J. Bot. 7: 169 (1848) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | leaves coriaceous, obovate-oblong or oblong, acute, the lower crowded, the upper remote, gradually smaller, flowers few in lax corymb |
Size | 15-60cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |