Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Sebaea spathulata (E.Mey.) Steud. |
Bibliography | Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 550 (1841) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1900-3355m |
Description | basal leaves carnose, spathulate, 14cm long, stem leaves smaller, flowers in compact inflorescence, bracts carnose, corolla 10-15mm across, tube 1cm long; sweetly fragrant |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Belmontia flanaganii Schinz Belmontia spathulata E.Mey. Sebaea flanaganii (Schinz) Schinz |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |