Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Jamesbrittenia amplexicaulis (Benth.) Hilliard |
Bibliography | Edinburgh J. Bot. 49: 226 (1992) |
Native Range | n. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 600-800m |
Description | leaves alternate, oval-ovate, obtuse, cordate-amplexicaule, denticulate or subentire, pubescent, membranous, bright green, flowers 15mm, numerous, producing compact spike |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lyperia amplexicaulis Benth. Sutera amplexicaulis (Benth.) Hiern |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |