Family: Pedaliaceae
Scientific Name: Ceratotheca triloba
Common Name: African Foxglove
Description | A tender perennial grown as an annual. |
Pronunciation | (sir-at-oh-THEE-kah)(try-LOW-bah) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
Hardiness Zone | 9-11 |
Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade |
Moisture | average, drought tolerant |
Soil & Site | average, well drained |
Flowers | shades of white to pink, foxglove-like, 5 lobes, bottom longer, blooms from bottom up, sparse spikes |
Leaves | gray green foliage |
Dimensions | 3 plus feet tall, 1 plus feet wide, the more water the taller the plant |
Propagation | seeds |
Native Site | Native to South Africa and tropical Africa. |
Misc Facts | The genus Ceratotheca means having horns. From the Greek kerato-horned and theke-capsule. |
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