Hemiphragma
(from hemi, half, and phragma, a partition; referring to the division of the capsule). ORD. Scrophularineae. A monotypic genus, the species being a nearly hardy prostrate herb, often spreading to a great extent. It thrives in a well-drained loam, and, provided it is sheltered in a cold frame, during winter, succeeds without much care.
H. heterophyllum (variable-leaved). fl. pink, small, usually sessile and solitary; corolla campanulate, five-lobed. Summer. fr. fleshy, black. l., principal ones along the branches, small, rounded, cordate, with dense clusters of short, subulate, secondary leaves in their axils. Himalayas.