| Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
| Genus species | Lachnaea laxa (C.H.Wright) Beyers |
| Synonyms | Cryptadenia laxa C.H.Wright |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 400-2200m |
| Description | branchlets glabrescent, leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate, acute, convex, glabrous, flowers solitary, terminal, calyx outside sericeous, lobes ovate, acute, petals scaly |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pink-purple |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible 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 | THYMELAEACEAE
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