Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Stachys flexuosa Skan |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 5(1): 352 (1910) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1400-2300m |
Description | stems flexuous, leaves ovate, at base rounded, petiolate, crenate, sparsely white pilose, broadly, shallowly dentate, whorls 2-flowered, calyx campanulate, flowers 6-8mm long |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | reddish purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |