Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Chaenostoma macrosiphon Schltr. |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 34: 502 (1896) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Free State |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-2200m |
Description | leaves opposite, linear or linear-spathulate, acute, sessile, thinly pubescent, flat, 1-3cm, flowers 2-3cm, axillary, arranged in terminal raceme, calyx pubescent |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Sutera macrosiphon (Schltr.) Hiern |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, OFS Free State) |