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Selago galpinii Schltr.  
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FamilySCROPHULARIACEAE
Genus speciesSelago galpinii Schltr. 
BibliographyJ. Bot. 35: 281 (1897)
Native RangeSouth Africa to Lesotho
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1500-2600m
Descriptionbranches pubescent, leaves crowded, linear, green-grey in youth, then green and glabrous, flowers small, in compact terminal panicle, corolla tubular, pentamerous
Size15-50cm
Colordark lilac
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSelago cooperi Rolfe
Selago sandersonii Rolfe
Selago schlechteri Rolfe
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces)
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