Family | CISTACEAE |
Genus species | Helianthemum sancti-antonii Schweinf. ex Boiss. |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | very ramose, leaves tomentose, minute, oblong or oblong-linear, margins revolute, shortly petiolate, raceme lax, secund, few flowered, sepals tomentose |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Egypt , Libya ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Palestine , Sinai ) Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CISTACEAE
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