Heliophila coronopifolia       0

- Flora of Southern Africa, L.E. Codd, B. De Winter And H.B. Rycroft. Vol. 13 pag. 17-82. Address
- Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region. 1: The Core Cape Flora. (Strelitzia 29), Manning, John and Goldblatt, Peter and others. 2012 pag. 167-167, 438-441. Address

Annual or Biennial plant
Biological type: plant
Frost resistance: 19ºF
Leaf color: dark green
Flower color: bleu
Reproduction mode: hermaphrodite plant whoes flowers produce both male and female gametes

Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 1,9ft x 1,9ft
Sun exposure: part sun (Sun hours: >3h <6h
Foliage: semi-evergreen
Growth: fast
Flowering time from March until June

Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 30%Compost+30%Coco+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

Groupe : SKk07 Citrusdal Vygieveld. MAP 316mm APCV 35% MAT 23ºF MFD 32 day MAPE 2434 mm MASMS 75% Alt 180m-700m
Groupe : SKn03 Namaqualand Blomveld. MAP 100mm-145mm APCV 39% MAT 62ºF MFD 13 day MAPE 2584 mm MASMS 81% Alt 460m-1080m
Groupe : SKs07 Namaqualand Strandveld. MAP 112mm APCV 39% MAT 64ºF MFD 1 day MAPE 2517 mm MASMS 81% Alt 20m-380m

SPRING Sow the seeds at 1mm depth in the Well Drained Seed Sowing Mix between 64-72°F. During germination keep the substrate moist and in daylight.

Germination references
- Seed bank dynamics of the Strandveld Succulent Karoo, De Villiers, Adriaan Jakobus and others. 2007. Address
- Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and, Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Baskin, Carol & Baskin, J.M. 2014 pag. 1-1586. DOI