Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Monopsis variifolia (Sims) Urb. |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 277 (1880) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 200-1200m |
Description | leaves numerous, erect, linear, glabrous, the upper dentate or serrate, the basal entire, flowers solitary, axillary, subsessile, calyx and corolla hirsute |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | deep yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C basal cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Lobelia variifolia Sim Parastranthus variifolius (Sims) G.Don Rapuntium variifolium (Sims) C.Presl |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |