Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Genus species | Schizoglossum peglerae N.E.Br. trib. Asclepiadeae |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 4(1): 623 (1907) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 30-600m |
Description | leaves 2-4cm, lanceolate to subspathulate, the basal opposite, the other verticillate, subglabrous, on nodes sessile umbels, 3-5-flowered, corolla rotate, lobes 3mm |
Size | 8-20cm |
Color | green |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |