Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Clinopodium creticum (L.) Kuntze |
Synonyms | Melissa cretica L. |
Nepeta origanifolia Raf. | |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 1000-1200m |
Description | grey patule-hirsute, leaves minute, shortly petiolate, ovate, entire, cymes 3-flowered, shortly pedicellate, producing lax, narrow spike, calyx lobes lanceolate, erect |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
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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