Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Chaenostoma neglectum J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans |
Synonyms | Sutera neglecta (J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans) Hiern |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-3300m |
Description | leaves opposite, linear-oblong, obtuse, subamplexicaule, sessile, remotely dentate, coriaceous, minutely pubescent, flowers axillary, pedicellate, forming raceme, corolla |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | blue-violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 (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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