Acrotome inflata
Acrotome inflata
- Native to:
- Angola | Botswana | Lesotho | Namibia | South Africa | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Wikimedia: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford (www.flickr.com) from Sweden
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Lamiaceae
- Genus:
- Acrotome
- Species:
- Acrotome inflata
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jan,feb,oct,nov,dec
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, purple, mauve
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fragrant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- As a grassland species, shows resprouting capability after fire events typical of South African grassland ecosystems. Benefits from periodic burning that maintains grassland habitat.
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch