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Osmitopsis parvifolia
Littleleaf swampdaisy is a small shrublet, up to about 40 cm tall, from the Western Cape of South Africa, growing on stony sandstone slopes and in rock crevices. It is a rare, narrowly distributed wild species rather than a common garden plant, so care notes are limited.
Osmitopsis parvifolia, known as the littleleaf swampdaisy, is a species of plant from South Africa.
This species is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa, where it grows between Betty's Bay and Sir Lowry's Pass. It grows on stony sandstone slopes and in crevices. There are three known crevices which have a collective area of 200 km2 (77 sq mi). It is found at an altitude of 420–1,250 m (1,380–4,100 ft).
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Osmitopsis parvifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
