Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Plocama bruguieri (A.Rich. ex DC.) M.Backlund & Thulin |
Bibliography | Taxon 56: 323 (2007) |
Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to nw. Afghanistan and Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-1000m |
Description | leaves opposite, sessile, rigid, acerose, linear, at apex subulate, 1-2cm, densely shortly setose, at base vaginate-connate, flowers terminal, 6-8mm long |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gaillonia bruguieri A.Rich. ex DC., Prodr. 4: 574 (1830) Gaillonia incana Jaub. & Spach Gaillonia richardiana Jaub. & Spach Neogaillonia bruguieri (A.Rich. ex DC.) Lincz. Neogaillonia incana (Jaub. & Spach) Lincz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) |