Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica thymifolia Sm. subgen. Orientales |
Synonyms | Veronica cretica Willd. ex Link |
Veronica tymphrestea Boiss. & Spruner | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1600-2370m |
Description | densely crisped pubescent, leaves 4-6mm, narrowly oblong to oblanceolate-spathulate, entire, margins revolute, flowers in very short, few flowered raceme, corolla 7-8mm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue, lilac, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | carpet |
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 |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece , Kriti) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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