Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Diascia stachyoides Schltr. ex Hiern trib. Hemimerideae |
Synonyms | Diascia flanaganii Hiern |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1900-2000m |
Description | leaves broadly ovate, often wider than longer, densely glandular-pilose, shallowly dentate, 1-2cm long, flowers 15-20mm across, in axils of orbiculate bracts |
Size | 15-45cm |
Color | dark pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SCROPHULARIACEAE
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