Family | VERBENACEAE |
Genus species | Chascanum adenostachyum (Schauer) Moldenke |
Bibliography | Torreya 34: 8 (1934) |
Native Range | Zimbabwe to South Africa |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 300-1700m |
Description | stems hirsute, leaves opposite, oblong or elliptic, shortly petiolate, obtuse, sharply dentate, glandular, spike elongate, flowers numerous, sessile, corolla lobes 1cm |
Size | 25-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Bouchea adenostachya Schauer Bouchea longipetala H.Pearson Chascanum longipetalum (H.Pearson) Moldenke Plexipus adenostachyus (Schauer) R.Fern. |
Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (ZIM Zimbabwe) 27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, CPP Cape Provinces, TVL Northern Provinces) |