Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Gnidia penicillata Lichtenst. ex Meisn. |
Synonyms | Craspedostoma penicillatum (Lichtenst. ex Meisn.) Domke |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 60-700m |
Description | branchlets at first reddish and pubescent, in time glabrous, leaves opposite, linear, obtuse, white ciliate, then glabrous, flowers 2-6, terminal, calyx lobes ovate, acute |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | blue, purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | THYMELAEACEAE
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