Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Jamesbrittenia pristisepala (Hiern) Hilliard |
Bibliography | Edinburgh J. Bot. 49: 232 (1992) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-3000m |
Description | shiny glandular-hirsute, leaves opposite, pinnatilobate, flowers in axils of upper leaves, finely striate and variegate |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny 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 pristisepala Hiern |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |