Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Chaenostoma platysepalum (Hiern) Kornhall |
Bibliography | Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 147: 385 (2005) |
Native Range | KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 450-850m |
Description | leaves opposite, ovate, obtuse, at base cuneate, obtusely dentate, membranous, shiny, minutely glandular, petiolate, flowers axillary, few, 1cm long, with orange centre |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Sutera humifusa Hiern Sutera pallescens Hiern Sutera platysepala Hiern |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |