Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Lampranthus productus (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 87: 212 (1930) |
Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 190-450m |
Description | branchlets erect, leaves crowded, attenuate, subcylindrical, curvate, glaucous, smooth, flowers 2-3, terminal, calyx lobes attenuate, the two longer equally long as petals |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lampranthus mutans (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum lepidum Haw. Mesembryanthemum mutans L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum productum Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |