Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Roella dregeana A.DC. |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 7: 446 (1839) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 700-1200m |
Description | branchlets erect, minutely pubescent, leaves linear, acuminate, glabrous, remotely ciliate-dentate, flowers solitary, calyx lobes lanceolate, attenuate to thin apex |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Roella ciliata var. dregeana (A.DC.) Sond. Roella dregeana var. nitida (Schltr.) Adamson Roella leptosepala Sond. Roella nitida Schltr. Roella psammophila Schltr. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |