Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Nemesia denticulata (Benth.) A.L.Grant ex Fourc. |
Synonyms | Diascia denticulata Benth. |
Nemesia natalitia Sond. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 5-1600m |
Description | glabrous, leaves opposite, ovate-oval or oblong, obtuse, base decurrent, subentire, thick, flowers in short, compact, terminal raceme, flowers ca. 1cm across |
Size | 10-60cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , KwaZulu-Natal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SCROPHULARIACEAE
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