Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Craterocapsa montana (A.DC.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Synonyms | Wahlenbergia montana A.DC. |
Wahlenbergia basutica E.Phillips | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1200-1900m |
Description | leaves crowded, opposite, obovate or oblong-lanceolate, acute, remotely denticulate, at base ciliate, flowers solitary, terminal, calyx glabrous, corolla infundibuliform |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C basal cuttings in spring |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , Free State) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CAMPANULACEAE
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