Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Chaenostoma glabratum Benth. |
Bibliography | Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 375 (1836) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-900m |
Description | leaves opposite, linear, obtuse, subentire, revolute at margins, minutely glandular, flowers numerous in raceme, calyx lobes lanceolate, obtuse, corolla infundibuliform |
Size | 15-45cm |
Color | blue, purple, lilac |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Sutera glabrata (Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |