Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Jamesbrittenia tysonii (Hiern) Hilliard |
Bibliography | Edinburgh J. Bot. 49: 233 (1992) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-1900m |
Description | leaves opposite or fasciculate, ovate or oblong, pinnatisect, obtuse, dark green, minutely glandular, segments obtuse, bifid, flowers in terminal, lax raceme |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, 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 altoplana Hiern Sutera tysonii Hiern |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |