Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Stachys simplex Schltr. |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 1897: 221 (1897) |
Native Range | KwaZulu-Natal to Swaziland |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 1500-2700m |
Description | stems densely lanate, leaves petiolate, thick, ovate, 3-5cm, adaxially densely lanate, obtuse or rounded, crenate-serrate, inflorescence simple, whorls 4-6-flowered |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Stachys chrysotrichos Gürke Stachys pascuicola Briq. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |