Rock Garden Plants
Diascia lilacina Hilliard & B.L.Burtt trib. Hemimerideae 
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FamilySCROPHULARIACEAE
Genus speciesDiascia lilacina Hilliard & B.L.Burtt trib. Hemimerideae
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 41: 312 (1983)
Native Rangee. Cape Prov.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude1800-2200m
Descriptionleaves broadly ovate, dentate, 2-4cm long, bright green, densely glandular-pilose, flowers ca. 1cm across, in axils of foliose bracts
Size2-20cm
Colorlilac-pink
Bloomsummer, autumn
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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