Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Selago fruticosa L. |
Bibliography | Mant. Pl.: 87 (1767) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 200-700m |
Description | leaves crowded, patent, oblong-linear, obtuse, pilose, spikes narrow, oblong, dense, bracts lanceolate-linear, obtuse, calyx pubescent, lobes oblong, ciliate |
Size | 15-45cm |
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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Selago fruticulosa Rolfe |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |