Crassocephalum picridifolium
Crassocephalum picridifolium
- Native to:
- Angola | Botswana | Chad | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Mali | Mauritania | Mozambique | Namibia | Senegal | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Genus:
- Crassocephalum
- Species:
- Crassocephalum picridifolium
Growth Characteristics
- Height:
- 150 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jan,feb,mar,apr,may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct,nov,dec
- Bloom Colors:
- orange, red
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- butterflies, bees
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–14 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily in warm conditions with light. Surface sow or lightly cover as they need some light for germination.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI