Cotula microglossa 0
Author: (Augustin Pyrame de Candolle (1778-1841)) Karl August Otto Hoffmann (1853-1909) & Otto Kuntze (1843-1907)Family: Asteraceae Subfamily: Asteroideae Tribe: Anthemideae Subtribe: Cotulinae
Genus: Cotula
Synonym(s): Cenia microglossa
English name: Small tongue cotula
Zone: South Africa
References
- Flora capensis: Being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape colony, Caffraria, & Port Natal (and neighbouring territories), Harvey William H., Sonder Otto Wilhelm & Thiselton-Dyer William T. 1909 Vol. 3 pag. 186. Address
- Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region. 1: The Core Cape Flora. (Strelitzia 29), Manning, John and Goldblatt, Peter and others. 2012 pag. 366. Address
Cotula microglossa Observed in South Africa by Nick Helme (license)
References for the genus
- Flora capensis: Being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape colony, Caffraria, & Port Natal (and neighbouring territories), Harvey William H., Sonder Otto Wilhelm & Thiselton-Dyer William T. 1909 Vol. 3 pag. 177-186. Address
- Notes on some plants of Southern Africa, chiefly from Natal: III, Hilliard, O. M. and Burtt, B. L. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 1971 Vol. 32(3) pag. 303-387. Address
- Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region. 1: The Core Cape Flora. (Strelitzia 29), Manning, John and Goldblatt, Peter and others. 2012 pag. 365-367. Address
- Notes on some plants of Southern Africa, chiefly from Natal: III, Hilliard, O. M. and Burtt, B. L. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 1971 Vol. 32(3) pag. 303-387. Address
- Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region. 1: The Core Cape Flora. (Strelitzia 29), Manning, John and Goldblatt, Peter and others. 2012 pag. 365-367. Address
General specifications
Annual or Biennial plant
Biological type: plant
Frost resistance: 19ºF
Leaf color: bright green
Flower color: yellow
Reproduction mode: gynomonoecious plant that bears hermaphroditic flowers and exclusively female flowers on the same plant
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 0,6ft x 0,6ft
Sun exposure: full sun (Sun hours: >6h Foliage: evergreen
Growth: fast
Flowering time from March until June
Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 20%Compost+40%Clay+40%Sand
Plant watering: 3x a week pH 6.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Perennials; forestry plate 8cm, 1L container, 2L forestry pot, 6L container, 55L container
Propagation is done by root division
Frost resistance: 19ºF
Leaf color: bright green
Flower color: yellow
Reproduction mode: gynomonoecious plant that bears hermaphroditic flowers and exclusively female flowers on the same plant
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 0,6ft x 0,6ft
Sun exposure: full sun (Sun hours: >6h Foliage: evergreen
Growth: fast
Flowering time from March until June
Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 20%Compost+40%Clay+40%Sand
Plant watering: 3x a week pH 6.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Perennials; forestry plate 8cm, 1L container, 2L forestry pot, 6L container, 55L container
Propagation is done by root division
Member of the following Vegetation Map-units
Groupe : FRs03 Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld. MAP 180mm-430mm APCV 35% MAT 56ºF MFD 62 day MAPE 2402 mm MASMS 77% Alt 1200m-1900m
Groupe : SKk01 Northern Knersvlakte Vygieveld. MAP 127mm APCV 39% MAT 41ºF-95ºF MFD 5 day MAPE 2641 mm MASMS 81% Alt 200m-800m
Groupe : SKk05 Vanrhynsdorp Gannabosveld. MAP 163mm APCV 38% MAT 41ºF-95ºF MFD 3 day MAPE 2604 mm MASMS 80% Alt 100m-300m
Groupe : SKs13 Klawer Sandy Shrubland. MAP 200mm APCV 38% MAT 64ºF-66ºF MFD 2 day MAPE 2556 mm MASMS 79% Alt 40m-320m
Groupe : SKt02 Hantam Karoo. MAP 190mm APCV 38% MAT 61ºF-63ºF MFD 56 day MAPE 2550 mm MASMS 79% Alt 420m-1280m
Groupe : SKk01 Northern Knersvlakte Vygieveld. MAP 127mm APCV 39% MAT 41ºF-95ºF MFD 5 day MAPE 2641 mm MASMS 81% Alt 200m-800m
Groupe : SKk05 Vanrhynsdorp Gannabosveld. MAP 163mm APCV 38% MAT 41ºF-95ºF MFD 3 day MAPE 2604 mm MASMS 80% Alt 100m-300m
Groupe : SKs13 Klawer Sandy Shrubland. MAP 200mm APCV 38% MAT 64ºF-66ºF MFD 2 day MAPE 2556 mm MASMS 79% Alt 40m-320m
Groupe : SKt02 Hantam Karoo. MAP 190mm APCV 38% MAT 61ºF-63ºF MFD 56 day MAPE 2550 mm MASMS 79% Alt 420m-1280m
Sowing instructions
AUTUMN Soak the seeds in ambient water for 24h with a SmokeDisk. Sow the seeds at 2mm depth in the Well Drained Seed Sowing Mix between 64-72°F. During germination keep the substrate moist and in daylight. The seeds germinate in 2-4 weeks.
Experiences in the garden
05-05-17A Obtaining seeds from seed provider SilverHill collected in '....'. (Cultivated from unknown origin)
27-08-18 Sown seeds in a tray and germinated at 16-09-18, result: 1 units in Serre2.
Protocol: Autumn Smoked Vermiculite 2mm Sowing mix+Sand >77°F Damp substrate+Light
. . . 2018A Production of 1 plants in our nursery (Cultivated from unknown origin)
24-01-23 1x Dead plant: End of life.
08-12-20B Obtaining seeds from seed provider SilverHill collected in 'SilverHill9>Uniondale'. (Wild origin)
22-03-21 Sown 30 seeds in a tray, they did not geminate in Serre2.
Protocol: Spring Smoked Vermiculite 2mm Sowing mix+Sand 59-68°F Damp substrate+Light 2-4w
08-11-21 Sown 20 seeds in a tray, they did not geminate.
Protocol: Autumn Smoked Vermiculite 2mm Sowing mix+Sand 59-68°F Damp substrate+Light 2-4w