Family | RUTACEAE |
Genus species | Agathosma humilis Sond. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 406 (1860) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. (Clanwilliam) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-1500m |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves imbricate, patent, lanceolate, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially pubescent, flowers in few flowered, dense umbels, calyx pubescent |
Size | 9-12cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Agathosma humilis var. capitata Dümmer Hartogia humilis (Sond.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |