Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Streptocarpus pentherianus Fritsch |
Bibliography | Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus.15: 71 (1901) |
Native Range | Southern Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 1200-2300m |
Description | leaves 1-3, abaxially reddish, sparsely hirsute, margins sinuate, inflorescence with 8-12 flowers, flowers 18mm long, tube violet, narrow, curvate |
Size | 2-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C division in spring and late summer; leaf cuttings in summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |