Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Polygala aschersoniana Chodat |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 548 (1895) |
Native Range | ne. Libya |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves lanceolate or lanceolate-elliptic, at base attenuate, glabrous, 10-15mm, raceme short, few flowered, bracts ovate, short, deciduous, sepals linear, corolla 8mm |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | blue-violet |
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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (LBY Libya) |