Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Wahlenbergia rubioides (A.DC.) Lammers |
Bibliography | Taxon 44: 337 (1995) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 10-1800m |
Description | leaves opposite, patent, lanceolate, acute, remotely denticulate, flowers few, terminal and axillary, calyx hirsute, lobes patent, linear-lanceolate, denticulate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Lightfootia rubioides A.DC. Lightfootia rubioides var. stokoei Adamson Wahlenbergia rubioides var. stokoei (Adamson) Welman |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |