Botanical name
Selago canescensFamily
ScrophulariaceaeCommon Name
Bitterbos, AarbossieSynonym (old name)
Pseudoselago thunbergii
Description
Densely leafy shrublet up to 50cm, with hairy branches. Leaves tufted, linear-lanceolate, minutely hairy. Mauve flowers in small round heads forming narrow, compact panicles.
Habitat
Dry, mostly clay slopes
Flower Date
Mostly July to September