Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum virgineum DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | grey lanate, leaves obovate, obtuse, at base attenuate, stem leaves few, erect, oblong-linear, acute, capitula large, 3-5, subsessile |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white, reddish |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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