Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Adromischus maximus Hutchinson |
Bibliography | Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 31: 133 (1959) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1000-2000m |
Description | leaves oblanceolate to obovate, 6-13cm, grey-green, margins sharp and horny, cuneate, obtuse, mucronate, flowers numerous, corolla 10-14mm, cylindrical, lobes lanceolate |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | white-rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |