Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Chaenostoma marifolium Benth. |
Synonyms | Sutera marifolia (Benth.) Kuntze |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 30-900m |
Description | leaves opposite, elliptic, obtusely tapered, abaxially cuneate, thick, sessile, subentire, flowers numerous in raceme, calyx glandular-tomentose, corolla infundibuliform |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | pale blue, white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SCROPHULARIACEAE
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