Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Ourisia colensoi Hook.f. trib. Angelonieae |
Bibliography | Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 1: 218 (1864) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | rooting, leaves 1-3cm, ovate, shallowly crenate-dentate, shortly appresed hirsute, narrowly petiolate, floral stems with 2-3 whorls of bract, flowers 15-20mm long |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |