Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Polygala venulosa Sm. |
Synonyms | Polygala adscendens E.D.Clarke |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Description | leaves entire, strigose, basal leaves spathulate to obovate, the other elliptic to linear-lanceolate, flowers in lax raceme, wings lanceolate, white or lilac |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | bluish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece , Kriti ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Cyprus , East Aegean Is. , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | POLYGALACEAE
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