Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Lobelia setacea Thunb. |
Synonyms | Lobelia glaucoleuca Schltr. |
Lobelia nematophylla Spreng. ex Eckl. & Zeyh. | |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-1100m |
Description | glabrous, leaves sessile, linear-setaceous, entire, scabrously ciliate, flowers pedicellate, axillary, forming raceme, calyx scabrous, lobes acuminate, corolla pubescent |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C cuttings in spring and 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 | CAMPANULACEAE
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