Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Wahlenbergia cinerea (L.f.) Lammers |
Bibliography | Taxon 44: 335 (1995) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 150-400m |
Description | branchlets grey tomentose, leaves numerous, sessile, erect, linear-subulate, entire, margins revolute, flowers 1-6, sessile, terminal, calyx lanate |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C basal cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Campanula cinerea L.f. Lightfootia albanensis Sond. Lightfootia cinerea (L.f.) Sond. Lightfootia grisea H.Buek Roella cinerea (L.f.) A.DC. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |