Blepharis integrifolia var. integrifolia
Blepharis integrifolia var. integrifolia
- Native to:
- Angola | Bangladesh | Botswana | Burundi | Caprivi Strip | DR Congo | Eritrea | Eswatini | Ethiopia | India | Kenya | Mozambique | Namibia | Rwanda | Somalia | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Acanthaceae
- Genus:
- Blepharis
- Species:
- Blepharis integrifolia var. integrifolia
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Subshrub
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jan,feb,mar,apr,may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct,nov,dec
- Bloom Colors:
- purple, blue, white
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts from rootstock following fire in savanna habitats; adapted to periodic burning.