Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Chaenostoma affine Bernh. |
Bibliography | Flora 27: 834 (1844) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 500-1200m |
Description | leaves opposite, linear or oblanceolate, obtuse, sessile, sparsely dentate, thick, minutely glandular hirsute, flowers in raceme, calyx lobes lanceolate, corolla cylindrical |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white, purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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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 | Sutera affinis (Bernh.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |