Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Prismatocarpus nitidus L‘Hér. |
Synonyms | Prismatocarpus hookeri Sweet |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 400-1400m |
Description | leaves few, ovate-oblong, flat, sparsely serrate, nitid, flowers 2-4, terminal, crowded, calyx glabrous, lobes lanceolate, corolla infundibuliform |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | pale blue, whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C cuttings in spring |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CAMPANULACEAE
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