Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Clinopodium candidissimum (Munby) Kuntze |
Synonyms | Melissa candidissima Munby |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | white tomentose, leaves ovate, at base truncate, obtuse, obscurely crenate, shortly petiolate, flowers in compound raceme, cymes 1-5-flowered, corolla rather large |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring, 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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Algeria) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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