Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum appendiculatum Less. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Syn. Gen. Compos.: 308 (1832) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho and Swaziland |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 0-2800m |
Description | basal leaves lanceolate, to 8cm long, grey to white hirsute, capitula campanulate, to 15mm across, in terminal corymbose cluster |
Size | 25-55cm |
Color | pink, white, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium appendiculatum Thunb. Gnaphalium discolor (DC.) Sch.Bip. Gnaphalium folliculatum (DC.) Sch.Bip. Gnaphalium humile Thunb. Gnaphalium lupulaceum Lam. Helichrysum discolor DC. Helichrysum folliculatum DC. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |