Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Diascia barberae Hook f. trib. Hemimerideae |
Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 97: t. 5933 (1871) |
Native Range | Lesotho to KwaZulu-Natal and Free State |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2000-3000m |
Description | leaves ovate, dentate, over 2cm long, flowers 15-20mm across in raceme, spur conspicuous, incurved, calyx reflexed |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |