Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Chaenostoma rotundifolium Benth. |
Bibliography | Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 374 (1836) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-1500m |
Description | glandular-pubescent, leaves opposite, obovate, obtuse, cuneate, coarsely dentate, thick, grey-green, petiolate, flowers axillary, solitary or producing leafy raceme |
Size | 15-40cm |
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, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Sutera rotundifolia (Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |