| Family | ACANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Blepharis dilatata C.B.Clarke |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 5(1): 31 (1901) |
| Native Range | e. Cape Prov. to Free State |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 100-700m |
| Description | minutely scabrously pubescent, leaves often approximate of 4, equal, elliptic or narrowly obovate, sparsely irregularly spinose-dentate, spikes axillary, 2-5-flowered, corolla 3cm |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, OFS Free State) |