Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Merciera tenuifolia (L.f.) A.DC. |
Bibliography | Monogr. Campan.: 370 (1830) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 100-600m |
Description | leaves sessile, alternate, erect, crowded, linear-subulate, rigid, ciliate, flowers sessile, solitary, axillary, in spicate inflorescence, corolla narrow and long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Roella tenuifolia (L.f.) Thunb. Trachelium tenuifolium L.f. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |