Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Wahlenbergia cuspidata Brehmer |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 126 (1915) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal and Free State |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1200-3100m |
Description | leaves hirsute, semiamplexicaule, flowers 15mm across, sepals dentate, long, narrow, acute |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C basal cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Wahlenbergia dentifera Brehmer Wahlenbergia furcata Brehmer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |