Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Acantholimon iconicum (Boiss.) Boiss. & Heldr. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 4(2): 839 (1879) |
Native Range | n. & c. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | spinose, glaucous, leaves short, linear-lanceolate, curvate, triquetrous, scapes short, tipped with spike, bracts with wide white margin, carinate, sharp |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C half-ripe cuttings in midsummer, stimulator |
Synonyms | Acantholimon kotschyi var. iconicum Boiss. Armeriastrum iconicum (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |