Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Jamesbrittenia breviflora (Schltr.) Hilliard |
Synonyms | Lypera breviflora Schltr. |
Sutera breviflora (Schltr.) Hiern | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1050-3000m |
Description | leaves aromatic, basally opposite, 10-35mm, broadly ovate, shallowly dentate, shortly petiolate, flowers axillary, bilabiate, 2cm across, in leafy inflorescence |
Size | 15-60cm |
Color | dark pinkish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SCROPHULARIACEAE
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