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Diascia stachyoides Schltr. ex Hiern trib. Hemimerideae 
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FamilySCROPHULARIACEAE
Genus speciesDiascia stachyoides Schltr. ex Hiern trib. Hemimerideae
BibliographyFl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds. ] 4(2): 160 (1904)
Native Rangene. Cape Prov. to Lesotho
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude1900-2000m
Descriptionleaves broadly ovate, often wider than longer, densely glandular-pilose, shallowly dentate, 1-2cm long, flowers 15-20mm across, in axils of orbiculate bracts
Size15-45cm
Colordark pink
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsDiascia flanaganii Hiern
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho)
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