Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Selago witbergensis E.Mey. |
Bibliography | Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 270 (1838) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1800-3300m |
Description | leaves fasciculate, linear, obtuse, carnose, grey pilose, flowers in ovoid spikes producing corymb, bracts linear-lanceolate, obtuse, ciliate |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Walafrida witbergensis (E.Mey.) Rolfe |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |