Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Syncolostemon pretoriae (Gürke) D.F.Otieno |
Bibliography | Taxon 55: 953 (2006) |
Native Range | South Africa to Swaziland |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 600-1800m |
Description | leaves obovate to elliptic, obtuse, shortly petiolate, glabrous, ciliate, flowers of 4-6 in 2-8 whorls producing raceme, flowers 10-15mm long |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | pinkish white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hemizygia pretoriae (Gürke) Ashby Hemizygia pretoriae ssp. heterotricha Codd. Orthosiphon natalensis Gürke Orthosiphon pretoriae Gürke |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |