Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Aptosimum indivisum Burch. ex Benth. |
Bibliography | Edwards‘s Bot. Reg. 22: t. 1882 (1836) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Transvaal |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 350-1650m |
Description | leaves dense, spathulate or linear-spathulate, sharply acute, gradually tapered to petiole, subglabrous, flowers sessile 20-25mm long, calyx lobes ovate, acuminate |
Size | 1-7cm |
Color | blue, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 |
Synonyms | Aptosimum nanum Engl. Ohlendorffia rosulata Nees ex Benth. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |