Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Corymbium africanum L. trib. Corymbieae |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 928 (1753) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1000-2000m |
Description | leaves linear or filiform, flat or revolute, glabrous, minutely pubescent, scape terete, scabrous, capitula in compact corymb, phyllaries glandular-viscid |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | 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 month, 18-24°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |