Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Selago congesta Rolfe |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 356 (1883) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | leaves fasciculate, linear, obtuse, subglabrous, flowers in dense, terminal, ovoid spikes, bracts linear-lanceolate, obtuse, ciliate, calyx hispid |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, 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 | Selago fruticosa Thunb. Walafrida congesta (Rolfe) Rolfe |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |