Cyanotis lanata

Cyanotis lanata

Native to:
Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Congo | DR Congo | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Liberia | Malawi | Mali | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Rwanda | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Commelinaceae
Genus:
Cyanotis
Species:
Cyanotis lanata

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Forb/herb
Height:
30 cm
Drought Tolerance:
High
Bloom Months:
jun,jul,aug,sep
Bloom Colors:
blue, purple
Ground Cover:
Yes

Garden & Ecology Notes

Deer Resistant:
Yes

Propagation & Germination

Stratification:
None required
Germination Time:
7–21 days
Notes:
Surface sow seeds with light; germinates readily at warm temperatures.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI