Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Jamesbrittenia tortuosa (Benth.) Hilliard |
Synonyms | Lyperia tortuosa Benth. |
Sutera tortuosa (Benth.) Hiern | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-800m |
Description | leaves fasciculate, cuneate-oblong, obtuse, sessile, thick, rigid, minutely glandular, entire, 3-5mm, flowers few in lax short raceme, calyx glandular |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white and brown |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained 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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SCROPHULARIACEAE
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