Auckland Botanic Gardens, Hill Road, Manurewa, Auckland
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-37.01137 174.907722
Verbatim locality:
Manurewa, Auckland Regional Botanic Garden
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 666/94
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
5-DEC-1994
Start date:
1994-12-05
Land District:
North Auckland Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Habitat:
Cultivated.
Notes:
Herb with stems c.1.5m high, at least half of which consists of the terminal inflorescence; whole plant very viscid and aromatic. Corolla tube c.1cm long, white; limb upper lip c.3cm long,curved forward and cucullate, concealing stamens and style, white becoming deep blue; limb lower lip c.2cm long, straight and 3-lobed, similar colour to upper except for paler middle lobe c.1.5cm wide. From seed ex Morocco. .