Family | VERBENACEAE |
Genus species | Chascanum adenostachyum (Schauer) Moldenke |
Synonyms | Bouchea adenostachya Schauer |
Bouchea longipetala H.Pearson | |
Chascanum longipetalum (H.Pearson) Moldenke | |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 300-1700m |
Description | branchlets hirsute, leaves opposite, oblong or elliptic, shortly petiolate, obtuse, sharply dentate, glandular, spike elongate, flowers numerous, sessile, corolla lobes 1cm |
Size | 25-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
South Tropical Africa (Zimbabwe ) Southern Africa (Botswana , Cape Provinces , Northern Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | VERBENACEAE
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