Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Streptocarpus daviesii N.E.Br. ex C.B.Clarke |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 400-1800m |
Description | leaf ovate-oblong, crenate, hirsute, inflorescence 10-15cm long, many flowered, calyx lobes shorter than tube, triangular, corolla 3cm long, corolla lobes unequal |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C division in spring and in late summer; leaf cuttings in summ |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal , Swaziland) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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