Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica nummularia Gouan subgen. Fruticulosae |
Synonyms | Cardia nummularia (Gouan) Dulac |
Veronica irregularis Lapeyr. | |
Veronica strictiflora Steud. | |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1600-3400m |
Description | leaves broadly elliptic to oval or orbiculate, entire, shortly petiolate, flowers 6-8mm across, in heads |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | blue, pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (France , Spain) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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