Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Plectranthus strigosus Benth. ex E.Mey. |
Bibliography | Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 229 (1838) |
Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 10-1300m |
Description | rooting, stems russet hirsute, leaves suborbiculate, thick, at apex coarsely dentate, lanate, petiolate, flowers in whorls of 6, bracts lanceolate, acute |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | |
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 | Plectranthus kuntzeanus Domin Plectranthus parviflorus Gürke |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |