Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Cromidon decumbens (Thunb.) Hilliard |
Bibliography | Edinburgh J. Bot. 47: 323 (1990) |
Native Range | sc. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1400-2100m |
Description | stems pubescent, leaves spathulate, obtuse, denticulate or dentate, pubescent, flowers in short dense terminal heads, bracts lanceolate, calyx lanate, corolla lobes unequal |
Size | 5-35cm |
Color | 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 | Polycarena intertexta Benth. Selago cordata E.Mey. Selago decumbens Thunb. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |