Chaenostoma

Chaenostoma - A small group of the Figwort family, natives of the Cape. They are naturally perennial, but in the open air must be treated as half-hardy annuals. C. fastigiatum and C. hispidum are the prettiest. They grow 6 to 9 inches high, forming dense bushes, with many small pinkish, and sometimes white, flowers. The seeds should be sown in warm frames in spring or in August, when the seedlings require to be wintered in a pit, and flowers are borne from June to November. Other species in cultivation are C. cordatum, C. linifolium, and C. polyanthum.