Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Armeria spinulosa Boiss. |
Synonyms | Statice spinulosa (Boiss.) Maire |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | leaves oblanceolate, long and straight, 3-nerved, rigid, scapes grey, heads medium large, outer involucral bracts lanceolate, acute, minutely spinose, the inner obovate |
Size | 8-20cm |
Color | lilac, rose |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | cushion |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Algeria , Tunisia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLUMBAGINACEAE
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