Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Genus species | Barleria bechuanensis C.B.Clarke |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 1300-1500m |
Description | leaves 1-2cm, linear, mucronate, glabrescent, margins cartilagineous, white spinose-dentate, axillary spines linear-lanceolate, foliate, flowers solitary, axillary |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | deep blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Botswana , Cape Provinces , Free State) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ACANTHACEAE
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