Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Centaurea idaea Boiss. & Heldr. trib. Cardueae |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 300-2000m |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, adaxially sparsely arachnose, abaxially hirsute, lyrate, lateral segments numerous, ovate, dentate, terminal segment deltate, capitula solitary |
Size | 12-18cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; 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 | ASTERACEAE
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