| Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
| Genus species | Hebenstretia cordata L. |
| Synonyms | Polycenia cordata (L.) E.Mey. |
| Polycenia dregei Gand, | |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-20m |
| Description | very ramose, branchlets minutely hirsute, leaves numerous, imbricate, dense, cordate-ovate, obtuse, carnose, 2-6mm, spikes oblong, 3-5cm, very dense, corolla 8-10mm |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy 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 , Namibia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | SCROPHULARIACEAE
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