Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Epigaea gaultherioides (Boiss.) Takht. |
Synonyms | Orphanidesia gaultheroides Boiss. |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 1800-2300m |
Description | branches brown hirsute, leaves alternate, large, to 7cm, ovate to oblong, shortly spinose, flowers axillary, in pairs, corolla large, infundibuliform, connate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pinkish violet |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | lax shrub |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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