Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Stachys spathulata Burch. ex Benth. |
Bibliography | Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 559 (1834) |
Native Range | s. Zimbabwe to Southern Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 30-1500m |
Description | leaves sessile, spathulate or linear-spathulate, rounded, entire, whorls 2-flowered, at apex of stems, flowers fragrant, 5-8mm long |
Size | 7-30cm |
Color | rose, pale blue |
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 | Stachys karasmontana Dinter Stachys minima Gürke Stachys pachycalymna Briq. |
Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (MOZ Mozambique, ZIM Zimbabwe) 27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |