Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Indigofera burchellii DC. trib. Indigofereae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 2: 231 (1825) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 900-2300m |
Description | white, densely appresed pubescent, leaves on thick petiole, palmately 3-7-pinnate, leaflets obovate, short, stipules minute, flowers few in long pedunculate raceme |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Anil bifrons (E.Mey.) Kuntze Anil burchellii (DC.) Kuntze Indigofera bifrons E.Mey. Indigofera bifrons var. digitata E.Mey. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |