Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Chaenostoma campanulatum Benth. |
Bibliography | Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 374 (1836) |
Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-700m |
Description | leaves ovate or lanceolate, obtuse, on base tapered, dentate, rather thick, pubescent, shortly petiolate, flowers axillary, producing leafy raceme. corolla infundibuliform |
Size | 5-35cm |
Color | white, pale blue |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Manulea campanulata (Benth.) Kuntze Sutera campanulata (Benth.) Kuntze Sutera intertexta Hiern |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |