Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Streptocarpus pusillus Harv. ex C.B.Clarke |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1200-2700m |
Description | leaf solitary, ovate, 10-25cm long, sometimes with 1-few leaflets at base, corolla tubular, with five broad petals, 2-3cm long; monocarpic |
Size | 5-18cm |
Color | bright lilac, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal , Free State , Northern Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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