| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Lobostemon spicatus (Burm.f.) H.Buek |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 11: 145 (1837) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 90-120m |
| Description | stems sericeous-hirsute, basal leaves lanceolate, petiolate, stem leaves amplexicaule, lanceolate, gradually turn into bracts, flowers in oblong panicle, corolla ca. 1cm long |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Echiostachys spicatus (Burm.f.) Levyns Echium alopecuroideum DC. & A.DC. Echium caudatum Thunb. Echium eriostachyum (H.Buek) DC. & A.DC. Echium latifolium (H.Buek) DC. Echium spicatum Burm.f. Lobostemon alopecuroideum (DC.) C.H.Wright Lobostemon caudatus (Thunb.) H.Buek Lobostemon eriostachyus H.Buek Lobostemon latifolius H.Buek |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |