Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Lithospermum cinereum DC. |
Bibliography | Prodr. 10: 73 (1846) |
Native Range | Southern Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-2300m |
Description | cinereous white pubescent, leaves linear-oblong, obtuse, at base tapered, flowers sessile in terminal raceme, calyx lobes linear-oblong |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lithospermum dinteri Schinz Lithospermum inornatum DC. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAM Namibia, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |