Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Phygelius capensis E.Mey. ex Benth. |
Bibliography | Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 53 (1836) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1100-2900m |
Description | glabrous, leaves opposite, petiolate, ovate, subcordate, crenate, succulent, flowers in lax, secund panicle, calyx glabrous, corolla glabrous, 2-3cm long, anthers exserted |
Size | 30-90cm |
Color | starry red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | shrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |