Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Asperula suberosa Sm. |
Synonyms | Asperula athoa Boiss. |
Asperula pirinica Stoj. & Acht. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | montane-alpine |
Description | sericeous-hirsute, leaves dense, of 4 in whorls, short, rigid, acute, flowers axillary, producing short few flowered spike, bracts oblong, corolla lobes linear, obtuse |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria , Greece) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | RUBIACEAE
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