Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Centaurea handelii Wagenitz trib. Cardueae |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | tomentose, basal leaves pinnatisect, segments oblong, at base narrowly decurrent, upper leaves sessile, lanceolate, acuminate, capitula large, solitary, ovate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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