Family | CONVOLVULACEAE |
Genus species | Ipomoea oenotheroides (L.f.) A.Meeuse & Welman |
Synonyms | Convolvulus oenotheroides L.f. |
Ipomoea argyreoides Choisy | |
Ipomoea barettii Rendle | |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 400-1600m |
Description | leaves entire, shortly petiolate, ascendent, linear or oblanceolate, acute, 3-6cm, silvery, pedicels axillary, short, 1-flowered, corolla broadly infundibuliform, 6-8cm |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | bright red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after soaking in water |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Namibia , KwaZulu-Natal , Free State , Northern Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CONVOLVULACEAE
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