Botanical name

Lyperia lychnidea

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Common Name

Traanblommetjie, Widow's Phlox
Lyperia lychnidea
Lyperia lychnidea
Lyperia lychnidea
Lyperia lychnidea
Lyperia lychnidea
Lyperia lychnidea

Description

Perennial up to 80cm, leafy, glandular-hairy, glistening. Leaves mostly in axillary tufts, shortly toothed above; flowers in racemes, 15-20mm across, tube inflated above, lobes narrow, greenish to yellow; clove-scented at night.

Habitat

Coastal sands in scrub

Flower Date

August to November