Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Sarcocaulon vanderietiae L.Bolus |
Bibliography | S. African Gard. 22: 109 (1932) |
Native Range | n. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-400m |
Description | branchlets 4-10mm in diameter, leaves broadly elliptic or obovate, 8-14mm, on apex dentate, glabrous, petals 1-2cm long |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | pale pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Monsonia vanderietiae (L.Bolus) F.Albers |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |