Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Stachys nivea Labill. |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | densely tomentose, leaves subsessile, entire, lower leaves oblong, obtuse, upper leaves lanceolate, acute, whorls 4-6-flowered, numerous, in long raceme, calyx white |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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