Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Genus species | Blepharis sinuata (Nees) C.B.Clarke |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 5(1): 33 (1901) |
Native Range | se. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 20-600m |
Description | minutely pubescent, leaves often approximate of 4, equal, narrowly oblong, sinuate-pinnatifid, spinose-dentate, spike shortly pedunculate, ovoid, 3-5-flowered, corolla to 4cm |
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 |
Synonyms | Acanthodium sinuatum Nees Acanthus humilis Vahl ex Nees |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |