Family | RHAMNACEAE |
Genus species | Phylica alpina Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 133 (1835) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-1000m |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves minute, subsessile, erect, imbricate, lanceolate, cordate, adaxially nitid, abaxially tomentose, flowers in terminal, small heads |
Size | 15-50cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 3-6 months, cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |