Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Nemesia acuminata Benth. |
Bibliography | Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 22 (1836) |
Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | glabrous, stems pilose, leaves opposite, ovate or lanceolate, acuminate, sessile, cordate, serrate, flowers axillary, thinly pedicellate, corolla lobes oblong, ca. 1cm |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |