Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Phygelius aequalis Harv. ex Hiern |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 900-2700m |
Description | branchlets quadrangular, leaves cordate, dentate, petiolate, flowers in long, branched inflorescence, corolla ca. 4cm long, anthers exserted, sepals acute |
Size | 50-100cm |
Color | red, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal , Free State , 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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