Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Limonium cordatum (L.) Mill. |
Bibliography | Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 10 (1768) |
Native Range | se. France to w. Italy |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | grey hirsute, leaves narrowly spathulate, 15-30mm long, panicle corymbose with number of non-flowering axis, spikelets dense, flowers ca. 5mm long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Limonium pubescens (DC.) P.Fourn. Statice cordata L. Statice obtusa Dum.Cours. Statice pubescens DC. Taxanthema cordatum (L.) Sweet |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |