Photo
by
Christine Wakfer, the Fernkloof Nature
Reserve.
Photo by D. L. Nickrent, Phytoimages.siu.edu.
The flowers close-up by H.G.
Robertson, Iziko.com. |
Author: | George
Claridge Druce, 1914 |
Family: |
LANARIACEAE |
Origin: |
Cape
Province; South Africa |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
2-3 Centimetres |
Height: |
30-80 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White / Mauve |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
Kapokblom,
Perdekapok, Cape Edelweiss |
Synonyms: |
Hyacinthus lanatus, Carl Linnaeus, 1753.
Lanaria
plumosa, Ait, 1789.
Dilatris hexandra, Lam.
Argolasia capensis, J.F.Gmel.
Argolasia lanata, Lam. ex Poir.
Argolasia plumosa, Juss. |
This member of the Lanariaceae family was given this name by
George Claridge Druce in 1914. It is found in the Cape Province in
South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and
some to lots of sun. The woody and swollen roots can grow to
three centimetres in diameter, the plant will grow from 30 to 80
centimetres in height. The flowers are mauve and almost hidden in a
wool-like cluster. From
Greek: lana meaning 'woolly' for the flower -
twice.
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