Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Lepechinia meyenii (Walp.) Epling |
Synonyms | Stachys meyenii Walp. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-5200m |
Description | grey hirsute, leaves 3-5cm, oblong, obtuse, petiolate, crenate, corrugate, reticulate, whorls 2-6-flowered, remote, calyx campanulate, lobes ovate, obtuse |
Size | 10-12cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru ) Southern South America (Argentina Northeast , Argentina Northwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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