Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Iberis simplex DC. |
Synonyms | Iberis ciliata Willd. |
Iberis integrifolia Ledeb. | |
Iberis taurica DC. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 400-2900m |
Description | leaves crowded, spathulate, acute, grey-green, finely hirsute, flowers in flat umbel, in bud violet-blue |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | brilliant white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe (Krym , South European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Caucasus (North Caucasus ) Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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