Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Micromeria longiflora (C.Presl) Tod. ex Nyman |
Bibliography | Consp. Fl. Eur.: 590 (1881) |
Native Range | c. & s. Italy, Sicilia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | hispid, branchlet ascendent, basal leaves ovate-lanceolate, the upper linear-lanceolate, flowers in dense axillary whorls |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Micromeria graeca ssp. longiflora (C.Presl) Nyman Micromeria graeca var. longiflora (C.Presl) Guss. Satureja graeca var. longiflora (C.Presl) Briq. Satureja graeca ssp. longiflora (C.Presl) Briq. Satureja longiflora C.Presl |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia) |