Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Thymus comosus Heuff. ex Griseb. & Schenk |
Synonyms | Thymus calcicola Schur |
Thymus transsilvanicus Schur | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | branchlets hirsute, leaves broad, ovate, obtuse, base orbiculate, long petiolate, grey-green, with distinct venation, flowers in open, spherical heads |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | decumbent shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Romania) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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