Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Craterocapsa tarsodes Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 32: 324 (1973) |
Native Range | e. Zimbabwe to Southern Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1200-2500m |
Description | thick taproot, stems short, apically with rosette of leaves, leaves lanceolate, 7-30mm long, ciliate, flowers solitary, axillary, 2cm across |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C basal cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Wahlenbergia montana var. angustisepala Brehmer Wahlenbergia montana var. glabrata Sond. |
Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (ZIM Zimbabwe) 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |