Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Dimorphotheca jucunda E.Phillips trib. Calenduleae |
Bibliography | Fl. Pl. South Africa 16: t. 629 (1936) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho and Swaziland |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 1000-3300m |
Description | leaves elliptic to oblanceolate or narrowly oblong, capitula ca. 5cm across, disc dark purple, rays abaxially coppery red |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Osteospermum jucundum (E.Phillips) T.Norl. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |