Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Stachys rivularis J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 1897: 489 (1897) |
Native Range | KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1400-1600m |
Description | leaves subsessile, erect, deltate-lanceolate, obtuse, at base cordate, crenulate, adaxially pubescent, whorls 2-6-flowered, remote, in slender spike, flowers variegate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 | Stachys schlechteri Gürke |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |