Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Jamesbrittenia tortuosa (Benth.) Hilliard |
Bibliography | Edinburgh J. Bot. 49: 233 (1992) |
Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-800m |
Description | leaves fasciculate, cuneate-oblong, obtuse, sessile, thick, rigid, minutely glandular, entire, 3-5mm, flowers few in lax short raceme, calyx glandular |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white and brown |
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 | Lyperia tortuosa Benth. Sutera tortuosa (Benth.) Hiern |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |