Family | LINACEAE |
Genus species | Linum boissieri Asch. & Sint. ex Boiss. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient., Suppl.: 137 (1888) |
Native Range | w. & sw. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-2200m |
Description | short, thick rootstock with small rosettes of spathulate, blue-grey leaves, flower shortly pedicellate, solitary, petals ca. 18mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, 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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |