Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Ourisia crosbyi Cockayne trib. Angelonieae |
Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 47: 113 (1915) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | rooting, leaves ovate-oblong, regularly shallowly crenate-dentate, hirsute, thinly petiolate, floral stem with whorl of wide leaves, flowers 15-20mm long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Ourisia macphersonii Cockayne & Allan |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |