Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Phyllopodium alpinum N.E.Br. |
Synonyms | Polycarena alpina (N.E.Br.) Levyns |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 600-1800m |
Description | leaves dense, opposite, oblanceolate, obtuse, sessile, rigid, subglabrous, minutely glandular, entire, flowers sessile, numerous, in hemispherical, dense spikes |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
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 division in spring; 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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