Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Craterocapsa congesta Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Gard. Edinburgh 32: 320 (1973) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1400-3475m |
Description | stems thin, procumbent, simple, leafy, basal leaves in rosette, to 35mm long, linear, at margins hirsute, flowers sessile, solitary |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C basal cuttings in spring |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |