Phygelius capensis E.Mey. ex Benth.

Cape-fuchsia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Phygelius

Characteristics

Shrub to c. 2 m tall. Stems 4-angled, markedly square on vigorous vegetative shoots. Lvs glabrous, those on flowering shoots with petioles to 3 cm long. Lamina of flowering shoots 2.5-6.5 × 1.5-3 cm, ovate or lanceolate-ovate, evenly crenulate-serrulate; base broad-cuneate to subcordate; apex obtuse or subacute. Infl. of many pendent fls at right angles to pedicels. Bracts to c. 1 cm long. Peduncles mostly 1-2.5 cm long, shortly glandular-hairy, dark reddish. Pedicels similar to but < peduncles. Calyx 4-6 mm long, lanceolate to ovate, glabrous, purplish. Corolla 3-3.5 cm long, deep red outside, yellow inside; tube curved; limb oblique, the lower lobes slightly > upper. Stamens shortly exserted. Filaments red. Capsules 10-13 mm long, shining black, furrowed. Seeds 1-1.2 mm long, oblong to ovoid, sometimes angled.
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Shrub, up to 1.5 m high. Stems erect, woody below, laxly branched. Leaves opposite; simple; petiolate; blade ovate-lanceolate, 50-100 x 30-80 mm, margins crenulate-serrulate. Flowers: in loosely branched, terminal cymes, up to 360 mm long, with pyramidal shape; pedicels up to 24 mm long; corolla with tube narrowly funnel-shaped, up to 36 mm long, distinctly incurved, lobes oblique; bright to pale red outside, yellow in mouth; Dec.-Mar.
Differing from P. aequalis in the following: shrub, 0.3-1.5 m high; stems laxly branched. Leaves ovate-lanceolate. Flowers loosely branched, up to 360 mm long, pyramid-shaped; pedicels up to 24 mm long. Corolla: tube up to 36 mm long, funnel-shaped, incurved, oblique at mouth; strong to pale red outside, sometimes yellow at mouth. Flowering time Dec.-Mar.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.25 - 1.5
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 6-12
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Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Numbness (unspecified), Charm (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Images

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Distribution

Phygelius capensis world distribution map, present in Lesotho, New Zealand, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:808375-1
WFO ID wfo-0001137451
COL ID 4GZ47
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Synonyms

Phygelius capensis