Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Selago diffusa Thunb. |
Bibliography | Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 99 (1800) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-170m |
Description | leaves numerous, patent, linear, obtuse, pubescent, spikes in youth oblong or subcapitate, then lax, bracts oblong-lanceolate, acute, calyx pubescent |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | |
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 |
Synonyms | Selago diosmoides Rolfe |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |