Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Centaurea spruneri Boiss. & Heldr. trib. Cardueae |
Synonyms | Centaurea fraasii Sch.Bip. ex Nyman |
Centaurea spruneriana Halácsy | |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 50-1200m |
Description | leaves green, sparsely arachnose, the lower petiolate, lyrate-pinnatisect, segments sinuate, stem leaves sparse, entire, capitula large, 3-5, in panicle, involucre glabrous |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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 (Albania , Greece , Kriti) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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