Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Wahlenbergia matthewsii Cockayne |
Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 47: 113 (1915) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | taproot, leaves crowded, 2-5cm long, linear, coriaceous, usually with white margins, flowers solitary, 2-3cm across, broadly campanulate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pale blue, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C cuttings in spring |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |