Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Genus species | Dyschoriste dalyi A.G.Mill. |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45: 66 (1988) |
Native Range | s. Arabian Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 0-1200m |
Description | leaves opposite, ovate, 1-4cm, entire, acute, flowers of 1-3, axillary, bracts linear, 7mm, calyx lobes linear-lanceolate, corolla narrowly campanulate, 15-35mm |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | whitish, pale rose |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 35 Arabian Peninsula (OMA Oman, YEM Yemen) |