| Author: |
Joseph Dalton Hooker,
1869 |
| Family: |
PEDALIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Southern South
Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
12
Centimetres |
| Height: |
45
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Yellow - Pink / White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Pterodiscus
ngamicus, N.E.Br. ex Stapf.? |
This member of the Pedaliaceae family was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1869. It's
from South Africa, growing in a well-drained soil or grit with some water
and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to twelve centimetres, the branches
up to 45 centimetres in height. The flowers are yellow to pink with white throat. Difficult plant
to cultivate, quiet easy from seeds.
The genera name from Latin
ptero; 'winged' and Latin discus; 'disc'. The
species name means 'pale yellow'. |
