Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Adromischus marianiae (Marloth) A.Berger |
Bibliography | Nat. Pflanzenfam. [H.G.A.Engler] ed. 2. 18a: 416 (1930) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 300-1000m |
Description | leaves variable, 4-8cm, linear to lanceolate, grey, purple variegate, margins horny, obtuse, mucronate, cymes 1-3-flowered, corolla 10-12mm, cylindrical, lobes acute, 3mm |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Adromischus marianiae f. multicolor Pilbeam Cotyledon marianiae Marloth |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |