Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Sebaea thomasii (S.Moore) Schinz |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 6: 743 (1906) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 2000-2900m |
Description | leaves dark green, broadly ovate, shiny, to 2cm long, opposite and crowded, flowers 1-4, to 22mm across, tube ca. 2cm long |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Parasia thomasii S.Moore Sebaea jasminiflora Schinz |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |