Family | ANACAMPSEROTACEAE |
Genus species | Anacampseros rufescens (Haw.) Sweet |
Bibliography | Hort. Brit.: 170 (1826) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Free State |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 200-2150m |
Description | leaves crowded, curvate, ovate, acute, purple green, shiny, arachnose-hirsute, flowers in simple raceme, floral pedicels purple |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Anacampseros arachnoides var. grandiflora Sond. Ruelingia rufescens Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, OFS Free State) |