Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Streptocarpus haygarthii N.E.Br. ex C.B.Clarke |
Synonyms | Streptocarpus reynoldsii I.Verd. |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 60-1800m |
Description | leaf ovate, crenate, large, inflorescence open, many flowered, broad, calyx lobes linear-oblong, sparsely scabrously white hirsute, corolla narrow, to 3cm long |
Size | 5-35cm |
Color | white, pale blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , KwaZulu-Natal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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