Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Gazania krebsiana Less. trib. Arctotidae |
Bibliography | Syn. Gen. Compos.: 44 (1832) |
Native Range | Zambia, Southern Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 15-3200m |
Description | leaves deeply 7-lobate, adaxially green, abaxially white lanate, capitula to 6cm across, ligules at base with grey spot |
Size | 5-23cm |
Color | yellow, reddish |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gazania lineariloba DC. Gazania mucronata DC. Gazania oxyloba DC. Gazania varians DC. Meridiana krebsiana Kuntze Meridiana lineariloba Kuntze Meridiana mucronata Kuntze Meridiana oxyloba Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (ZAM Zambia) 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |