Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica liwanensis K.Koch subgen. Orientales |
Bibliography | Linnaea 22: 698 (1849) |
Native Range | Transcaucasus to ne. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 300-2400m |
Description | stems trailing, leaves on sterile stems ovate to lanceolate, on flowering stems ovate to suborbiculate, crenate, coriaceous, flowers 10-14mm across, 10-13, in erect raceme |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late spring, 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 spring |
Synonyms | Veronica orbicularis Fisch. ex Trautv. Veronica telephiifolia var. pilosula Boiss. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |