Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Felicia aethiopica (Burm.f.) Grau trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 9: 503 (1973) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 10-2100m |
Description | leaves 10-20mm long, elliptic to obovate, margins revolute, glabrous or glandular-hirsute, coriaceous, capitula solitary, involucre 2-seriate, ligules ca. 1cm long |
Size | 40-50cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Agathaea amelloides var. kraussii (Sch.Bip.) Sch.Bip. Agathaea kraussii Sch.Bip. Agathaea microphylla Cass. Aster aethiopicus Burm.f. Aster kraussii Harv. Cineraria microphylla Vahl ex DC. Felicia microphylla (Cass.) Voss |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |