Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Stachys tubulosa MacOwan |
Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1893: 13 (1893) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 400-1800m |
Description | leaves broadly ovate, acute, at base deeply cordate, crenate, sparsely pilose, thinly petiolate, whorls 4-6-flowered, remote, flowers 14-20mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | late spring, 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 | Lamiostachys tubulosa (MacOwan) Krestovsk. Stachys dolichodeira Briq. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |