Stachys swainsonii Benth.


Family	LAMIACEAE
Genus species	Stachys swainsonii Benth.
Habitat	rocks
Description	velutinous to villose, leaves 1-3cm, oblong to elliptic, obtuse, crenate or minutely dentate, whorls 2-10-flowered, crowded, flowers 14-18mm long
Size	10-20cm
Color	white, pale rose
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	tuft
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, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory	Europe Southeastern Europe (Greece)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	LAMIACEAE Stachys swainsonii Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec. 535 (1834) ============================================================================= swainsonii typica ined. Synonyms: Prasium hirsutum Poir. Prasium minus Vahl ex Walp. sc. Greece (Parnassos) 13 GRC swainsonii argolica (Boiss.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur. 580 (1881) Basionym: Stachys argolica Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1. 12: 83 (1853) se. Greece (Argolis) 13 GRC swainsonii scyronica (Boiss.) Phitos & Damboldt, Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 82: 600 (1969) Basionym: Stachys scyronica Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1. 5: 31 (1844) se. Greece 13 GRC