Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Echiostachys spicatus (Burm.f.) Levyns |
Synonyms | Echium spicatum Burm.f. |
Echium caudatum Thunb. | |
Echium latifolium (H.Buek) DC. | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 90-120m |
Description | stems sericeous-hirsute, basal leaves lanceolate, petiolate, stem leaves amplexicaule, lanceolate, gradually turn into bracts, flowers in oblong panicle, corolla ca. 1cm long |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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