Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica monticola Trautv. subgen. Veronica |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1800-2600m |
Description | leaves lanceolate to ovate, 25-45mm long, subsessile, glabrous, serrate, raceme 10-20-flowered, densely pubescent, flowers 12-16mm across, dark striate |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | lavender-blue |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
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, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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