Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Cyphia persicifolia C.Presl |
Bibliography | Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [E.H.F.Meyer]: 296 (1838) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Transvaal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 0-900m |
Description | leaves sessile, linear-lanceolate, acute, remotely serrate, margins revolute, floral stems sulcate, leafy, flowers numerous in spike, corolla 15-20mm, bilabiate |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | pale purple, rose |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C division of tubers in late summer |
Synonyms | Cyphia assimilis Sond. Cyphia linarioides var. major C.Presl |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |