Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Zaluzianskya maritima (L.f.) Walp. |
Bibliography | Repert. Bot. Syst. 3: 307 (1844) |
Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-60m |
Description | leaves opposite, linear or linear-oblong, obtuse, sessile, subentire, coriaceous, glabrous, flowers in terminal spike, calyx tubular, white, corolla 2-3cm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Erinus fragrans Aiton Erinus gracilis Lehm. Erinus maritimus L. Nycterinia fragrans (L.f.) D.Don Nycterinia lychnidea D.Don Nycterinia maritima (L.f.) Benth. Zaluzianskya lychnidea (D.Don) Walp. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |