Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Felicia ecklonis (Less.) P.M.Sl. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | stem leaves oblong, subamplexicaule, on both faces obscurely strigose, adaxially scabrous, abaxially pale and densely punctate, capitula terminal, solitary |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late spring, 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 spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Agathaea ecklonis (Less.) Nees Aster ecklonis Less., Syn. Gen. Compos.: 170 (1832) Chrysocoma ciliaris Link Cineraria trachyphylla Spreng. Felicia aethiopica ssp. ecklonis (Less.) Grau |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |