Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Acrotome thorncroftii Skan |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 5(1): 335 (1910) |
Native Range | s. Mozambique to Southern Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 60-1000m |
Description | stems adpressed hirsute, leaves oblong, subentire, obtuse, thick, shortly pilose, scabrous, petiolate, whorls 2-5 on apex of stems, 6-10-flowered, bracts linear, ciliate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (MOZ Mozambique) 27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |