Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Eryngium variifolium Coss. |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | basal leaves orbiculate to cordate, 5-10cm, dark shiny green, with conspicuously white venation, floral heads subspherical with lanceolate, spinose, white bracts |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | greyish blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Morocco) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | APIACEAE
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