Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Peliostomum calycinum N.E.Br. |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 100-1200m |
Description | branchlets glabrous, leaves alternate, linear, acuminate, sessile, glabrous, carnose, bracts linear, acute, glabrous, flowers axillary, tubular-infundibuliform |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | blue, violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal , Swaziland , Northern Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SCROPHULARIACEAE
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