Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Acrotome hispida Benth. |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 30-1800m |
Description | densely hirsute, leaves shortly petiolate, obovate or ovate, obtuse, entire, whorls 2-4, remote, 6-10-flowered, bracts linear, calyx campanulate |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal , Free State , Swaziland , Northern Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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