Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Stachys cymbalaria Briq. |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 1088 (1903) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Transvaal |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 900-2200m |
Description | leaves broadly ovate-cordate, obtuse, crenate, sparsely pilose, petiolate, whorls 2-flowered, calyx narrowly campanulate, subglabrous, flowers 6-10mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, TVL Northern Provinces) |