Author: | L.B.
Smith & E.S. Ayensu,
1974 |
Family: |
VELLOZIACEAE |
Origin: |
Eswatini, Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
Soil: |
Grit - Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
5 Centimetres |
Height: |
40 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White - Pink - Blue |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Vellozia argentea, Wild, 1964 |
This member of the Velloziaceae family was given this name by Lyman Bradford Smith
and Edward Solomon Ayensu in 1974. It is found
in the Chimanimani Mountains of Mozambique and Zimbabwe along with
Eswatini and surrounding South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow to five
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 40 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are from white over pink to blue.
The generic name is from the Greek xeros; 'arid', and phytos;
'plant' an allusion to its being drought-tolerant. The species name
means 'silvery'. |