Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Osteospermum attenuatum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt trib. Calenduleae |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 42: 232 (1985) |
Native Range | Transvaal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1600-2300m |
Description | rootstock thin, trailing, leaves alternate, 55mm, dentate, tapered to petiolate base, capitula solitary, 25mm across, ligules abaxially purple |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (TVL Northern Provinces) |