Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Satureja variegata Host |
Bibliography | Fl. Austriac. 2: 134 (1831) |
Native Range | ne. Italy to w. Balkan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | caespitose, stems pubescent, leaves sessile, lanceolate, acute, ciliate, shortly pubescent, flowers in remote whorls of 2-3, calyx tubular, lobes acute, corolla to 1cm long |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | 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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Satureja montana ssp. variegata (Host) P.W.Ball Satureja montana var. variegata (Host) Vis. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |