Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Origanum dictamnus L. |
Synonyms | Origanum dictamnifolium St.-Lag. |
Origanum saxatile Salisb. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | white hirsute, stem leaves only at base, leaves entire, thick, broadly ovate, on both faces white hirsute, spikes erect, oblong, bracts large, ruby-red |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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, 13-18°C cuttings in spring |
Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Kriti) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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