Botanical name |
Graderia subintegra |
Other names |
Wild penstemon |
Family |
Scrophulariaceae |
Dimensions |
A perennial herb; erect or trailing shoots |
Description of stem |
Square in cross-section |
Description of leaves |
Simple, alternate, ovate, margins entire or deeply toothed or lobed, tomentose |
Description of flowers |
Funnel-shaped, usually pink, white or may be purple, irregularly lobed, nearly white on the lower inner surface; outer surface of the corolla and the filaments hairy; flower in spring or summer |
Desciption of seed/fruit |
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Description of roots |
Woody rootstock |
Variation |
Flower colour variation |
Propagation and cultivation |
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Tolerances |
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Uses |
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Ecological rarity |
Common |
Pests and diseases |
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Other |
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Location |
Grassland, especially in rocky patches |
Distribution (SA provinces) |
Gauteng; Limpopo; Mpumalanga; North West; Free State |
Country |
South Africa; Swaziland |