Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Pterocephalus spathulatus (Lag.) Coult. |
Bibliography | Mém. Dipsac.: 32 (1823) |
Native Range | se. Spain |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1000-2300m |
Description | leaves spathulate, entire, 6-20mm long, densely white or grey lanate-tomentose, floral heads 3-4cm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | 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, 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Knautia spathulata Lag Pterocephalus niveus (C.Agardh ex Roem. & Schult.) Coult. Scabiosa nivea C.Agardh ex Roem. & Schult. Scabiosa spathulata (Lag.) D.Dietr. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |