Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Limonium scabrum (Thunb.) Kuntze |
Bibliography | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 396 (1891) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-300m |
Description | leaves obovate-oblong, obtuse, tapered to petiole, to 10cm long, scapes apically ramose, scabrous, bracts triangular, spikelets 1-flowered, petals oblanceolate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Statice scabra Thunb. Taxanthema scabrum (Thunb.) Sweet |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |