Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Scutellaria diffusa Benth. |
Synonyms | Scutellaria nummularia Fenzl ex Boiss. |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 900-2100m |
Description | leaves ovate to elliptic, 8-20mm, with distinct venation, finely glandular grey pubescent, flowers to 15mm in small racemes. corolla sometimes with russet lower lip |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | coral red, pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
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, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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