| Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
| Genus species | Peliostomum origanoides E.Mey. ex Benth. |
| Bibliography | Edwards‘s Bot. Reg. 22: t. 1882 (1836) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to Transvaal |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 600-1400m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves alternate, oval or obovate-oblong, obtuse, shortly petiolate, thick, flowers axillary, solitary, 15-30mm long, calyx lobes linear, acute |
| Size | 5-60cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | late spring |
| 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 | Aptosimum origanoides (E.Mey. ex Benth.) E.Phillips |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |