Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Origanum scabrum Boiss. & Heldr. |
Synonyms | Origanum pulchrum Boiss. & Heldr. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1000-1900m |
Description | glabrous, pale green, leaves sessile, coriaceous, punctate, cordate-ovate, acute, margins scabrous, flowers in pendent short spikes, bracts purple, ovate, acute |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | lilac-pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in spring |
Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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