Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Calendula boissieri Lanza trib. Calenduleae |
Bibliography | Atti Reale Accad. Sci. Lett. Belle Arti Palermo, ser. 3, 12: 142 (1923) |
Native Range | n. Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | basal leaves broadly lanceolate, long petiolate, viscid-glandular, dark green, stem leaves narrowly lanceolate, minute, capitula solitary |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | orange |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Calendula suffruticosa ssp. boissieri Lanza |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco) |