Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Chaenostoma marifolium Benth. |
Bibliography | Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 376 (1836) |
Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 30-900m |
Description | leaves opposite, elliptic, obtusely tapered, abaxially cuneate, thick, sessile, subentire, flowers numerous in raceme, calyx glandular-tomentose, corolla infundibuliform |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | pale blue, white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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Type | subshrub |
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 | Sutera marifolia (Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |