| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Lobostemon lucidus (Lehm.) H.Buek |
| Synonyms | Echium lucidum Lehm. |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 60-600m |
| Description | branchlets erect, leaves sessile, coriaceous, obtuse, glabrous, shiny, at base ciliate, inflorescence spicate, composite, lanate cyme, calyx lobes densely lanate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | blue, bluish red |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°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 | BORAGINACEAE
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