Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Jamesbrittenia breviflora (Schltr.) Hilliard |
Bibliography | Edinburgh J. Bot. 49: 227 (1992) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1050-3000m |
Description | leaves aromatic, basally opposite, 10-35mm, broadly ovate, shallowly dentate, shortly petiolate, flowers axillary, bilabiate, 2cm across, in leafy inflorescence |
Size | 15-60cm |
Color | dark pinkish purple |
Bloom | summer |
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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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Chaenostoma breviflorum (Schltr.) Diels Chaenostoma woodianum Diels Lyperia breviflora Schltr. Lyperia punicea N.E.Br. Sutera breviflora (Schltr.) Hiern |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |