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Peliostomum calycinum is a small subshrub (shrublet up to about 300 mm tall) from southern Africa, native to Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, with linear leaves and blue or violet flowers from November to March. Grow it in full sun in well-drained soil, as it is naturally found in sour bushveld.
Peliostomum calycinum is a flowering plant belonging to the Scrophulariaceae family, native to Southern Africa. This species is a shrublet, growing up to 300 mm tall, with linear leaves and blue or violet flowers that bloom from November to March. It is found in the Lowveld sour bushveld habitat and was described by N.E. Brown in 1894.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
