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Dimorphotheca pluvialis Moench
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Scientific name - Pluvialis Dimorphotheca Moench

Synonyms --

Popular names - Cape rain daisy, Witbotterblom.

Distribution and Habitat - endemic species in Namibia, Cape Namaqualan and southwestern Africa.

Description - herbaceous annual. Stem erect or procumbenta, 20-40 cm long, branched from the base. Leaves alternate, 7-10 x 2-3 cm, obovata until lanceolata, lobate or needle, covered with glandular hairs. Calatidiu blossom, 15 cm diameter, white, blue or purple; involucrului are bracteele lanceolata to linear-lanceolata, 6-10 x 1.5-3 mm, glandular hairs, peduncle robust. Blooms in July-October. Fruits achenes of two ways, cordiforme and cuneiform, surface pale pink-brown and dark brown. 2n = 18

Growth rate - slow .

Tolerances --

Requirements - well-drained soil in full sun. Optimal temperatures are 14-17 °C. If it is high in a container is used as substrate a mixture of peat, soil and sand.

Management - is fertilizeaza regularly 3:2:3 N: P: K. Past flowers, wilted, are clipped.

Propagation - by seeds. Seamna spring is directly in the ground and covered with a thin layer of sand. Usually germinate in 4-7 days. The new plant is abundant and regular watering until it stabilizes, then reduced watering. You can replant after 3-4 weeks

Diseases and pests --

Natural partners and Garden - Alcea rosea, Dorotheanthus bellidiformis, Felicia heterophylla, Heliophila coronopifolia.

Cultivars and varieties --

Properties and Uses - seeds contain 13-28% oil.

Myth, Legend and Folklore --

References

Braam van Wyk - A Photographic Guide to Wild Flowers of South Africa - Struik, 2000

Gwen J. Harden - Flora of New South Wales - UNSW Press, 1992

Frank D. Gunstone - The Lipid Handbook with CD-Rom, Chapman, 2007

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