Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Daboecia cantabrica (Huds.) K.Koch |
Synonyms | Vaccinium cantabricum Huds. |
Andromeda daboecia L. | |
Andromeda montana Salisb. | |
Habitat | thickets and heaths |
Altitude | 100-1500m |
Description | evergreen, leaves alternate, oval-lanceolate, with revolute margins, adaxially shiny, abaxially white tomentose, subsessile, flowers tetramerous in elongate raceme |
Size | 25-50cm |
Color | bluish red |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | lax shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Ireland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Portugal , Spain) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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