Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Lithodora fruticosa (L.) Griseb. |
Synonyms | Lithospermum fruticosum L. |
Lithospermum collinum L. | |
Lithospermum consobrinum Pomel | |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | young branchlets white setose, leaves linear to narrowly oblong, white setose, with revolute margins, to 25mm long, corolla tubular, 12-15mm long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | blue, purplish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | shrub, cushion |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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