Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Paederota bonarota (L.) L. trib. Veronicae |
Synonyms | Veronica bonarota L. |
Paederota caerulea Scop. | |
Paederota chamaedrifolia Suffren | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-2500m |
Description | leaves coriaceous, shiny, oval to orbiculate, dentate, shortly petiolate, upper leaves more narrow, flowers 10-13mm across in terminal spike |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | bluish violet, pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Austria ) Southeastern Europe (Italy , Yugoslavia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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