Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Chaenostoma polelense (Hiern) Kornhall |
Bibliography | Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 147: 385 (2005) |
Native Range | Southern Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1500-2300m |
Description | leaves opposite, broadly ovate to cordate, obtuse, at base truncate, membranous, incised-dentate, subsessile, flowers 10-15mm long, axillary and in raceme |
Size | 15-50cm |
Color | white and orange |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Chaenostoma fraternum Thell. Chaenostoma polelense ssp. fraternum (Hilliard) Kornhall Sutera fraterna Hiern Sutera polelensis Hiern Sutera polelensis ssp. fraterna Hilliard |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |