Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica caespitosa Boiss. subgen. Orientales |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-3100m |
Description | leaves crowded, linear to lanceolate, 6-13mm long, margins revolute, glabrous or sparsely setose and glandular-hirsute, flowers 1-5, 8-14mm across, in short racemes |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rose, blue |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | cushion |
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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
caespitosa leiophylla Boiss., ibid.
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