Rock Garden Plants
Obtegomeria caerulescens (Benth.) Doroszenko & P.D.Cantino  
Home
Families
Genus
Territory
Habitat
Synonyms
Types
Galery
Info
FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesObtegomeria caerulescens (Benth.) Doroszenko & P.D.Cantino 
SynonymsHedeoma caerulescens Benth.
 Satureja lindeniana Briq.
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3900-4300m
Descriptiondensely leafy, pubescent, leaves minute, oblong, obtuse, sessile, coriaceous, adaxially glabrous, abaxially pubescent erect, whorls 2-6-flowered, calyx 5mm, corolla pubescent
Size15-30cm
Colorblue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Southern America
     Western South America (Colombia)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

LAMIACEAE

Obtegomeria caerulescens (Benth.) Doroszenko & P.D.Cantino, Novon 8(1): 2 (1998)

Basionym:
Hedeoma caerulescens Benth., Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 245 (1848)

Synonyms:
Calamintha caerulescens (Benth.) Wedd.
Clinopodium caerulescens (Benth.) Kuntze
Satureja caerulescens (Benth.) Epling

Satureja lindeniana Briq.

Colombia (Sierra de Santa Marta)
83 CLM

3900-4300m

Version 9.0
(c) 1990-2021 RNDr. Pavel Slabý