Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Afroaster perfoliatus (Oliv.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-2400m |
Description | glabrous, leaves usually in lower half of stem, ovate, 5cm long, coriaceous, grey-green, distinctly veined, amplexicaule, entire, capitula 4cm, with yellow disc |
Size | 5-60cm |
Color | blue, pink, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Aster perfoliatus Oliv. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |