Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Cyphia linarioides C.Presl |
Synonyms | Cyphia tenuifolia A.DC. |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 30-800m |
Description | glabrous, stems on base ramose, leaves sessile, linear, narrow, remotely denticulate, flowers in flexuous, secund raceme, calyx lobes acute, erect, corolla 8-10mm |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C division of tubers 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 | CAMPANULACEAE
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