| Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
| Genus species | Aptosimum procumbens (Lehm.) Burch. ex Steud. |
| Synonyms | Ohlendorffia procumbens Lehm. |
| Aptosimum depressum (L.f.) Burch. ex Benth. | |
| Ruellia depressa L.f. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 150-2750m |
| Description | stems procumbent, leaves shiny, narrowly spathulate, long petiolate, corolla large, sessile, inside whitish |
| Size | 1-3cm |
| Color | bright blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| 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 (Botswana , Cape Provinces , Lesotho , Free State , 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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