Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Genus species | Blepharis uniflora C.B.Clarke |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 5(1): 27 (1901) |
Native Range | Transvaal |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 1000-1300m |
Description | pubescent, leaves approximate of 4, oblong, subglabrous, irregularly sparsely dentate, spinose, spikes reduced, 1-flowered, bracts spinose-dentate, corolla 3cm long |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (TVL Northern Provinces) |