Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Cyphia incisa (Thunb.) Willd. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 1: 953 (1798) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-120m |
Description | leaves petiolate, hirsute, obovate, obtuse, incised or subpinnatifid, scape simple, sulcate, hirsute, flowers 4-8 in raceme, corolla bilabiate, petals lanceolate |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C division of tubers in late summer |
Synonyms | Cyphia cardamines (Thunb.) Willd. Cyphia incisa var. bracteata E.Phillips Cyphia incisa var. cardamines (Thunb.) E.Phillips Cyphia incisa var. lyrata E.Wimm. Cyphia incisa var. sinuata E.Wimm. Lobelia cardamines Thunb. Lobelia incisa Thunb. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |