Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Nemesia hanoverica Hiern |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 4(2): 197 (1904) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Free State |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 1300-1500m |
Description | leaves opposite, ovate or lanceolate, subobtuse, mucronate, at base cuneate, membranous, sparsely pilose, serrate, flowers axillary and in terminal raceme |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, OFS Free State) |