Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Thorncroftia thorncroftii (S.Moore) Codd |
Bibliography | Bothalia 7: 430 (1961) |
Native Range | Swaziland to Transvaal |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Description | stems glandular-pubescent, leaves shortly petiolate, carnose, obovate, pilose, punctate, obtuse, cuneate, dentate, inflorescence 5-8cm, corolla red variegate, 6mm |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Plectranthus thorncroftii S.Moore |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |