Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Genus species | Barleria pungens L.f. |
Synonyms | Barleria jasminiflora C.B.Clarke |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | branchlets hirsute, leaves to 3cm, oblong, entire, mucronate, sparsely hirsute, subsessile, flowers solitary, sepals elliptic or ovate, tipped with spine, corolla 3cm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white, blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-24°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 | ACANTHACEAE
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