Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Chaenostoma macrosiphon Schltr. |
Synonyms | Sutera macrosiphon (Schltr.) Hiern |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-2200m |
Description | leaves opposite, linear or linear-spathulate, acute, sessile, thinly pubescent, flat, 1-3cm, flowers 2-3cm, axillary, arranged in terminal raceme, calyx pubescent |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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 , 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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