Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Aptosimum spinescens (Thunb.) Emil Weber |
Synonyms | Ruellia spinescens Thunb. |
Aptosimum laricinum Dinter | |
Aptosimum scaberrimum Schinz | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 170-2000m |
Description | glabrous, leaves subulate or linear, rigid, tipped with spine, adaxially deep green, sessile, flowers solitary, 20-35mm long, calyx strigose, lobes unequal, corolla tubular |
Size | 3-70cm |
Color | blue, violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Namibia , Free State) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SCROPHULARIACEAE
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