Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Alkanna baeotica A.DC. |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 15: 98 (1846) |
Native Range | s. Albania, North Macedonia, Greece |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | scabrously hirsute, leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute, on base attenuate, the upper short, ovate, cordate, acute, flowers in lax raceme, corolla glabrous |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
Synonyms | Alkanna graeca ssp. baeotica (A.DC.) Nyman |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) |