Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Glumicalyx apiculatus (E.Mey.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 35: 164 (1977) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 2200-2600m |
Description | leaves crowded, elliptic-lanceolate or oblong, acuminate, denticulate, pubescent, flowers in dense, ovoid head, bracts obovate, sparsely ciliate |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 | Selago apiculata E.Mey. Walafrida apiculata (E.Mey.) Rolfe |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |