Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Alkanna primuliflora Griseb. |
Bibliography | Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 89 (1844) |
Native Range | Bulgaria to e. Greece and w. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | glandular pubescent, leaves minute, linear-lanceolate, the lower obtuse, the upper acute, flowers in lax raceme, calyx lobes lanceolate, attenuate, corolla lobes broadly spreading |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | golden yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
Synonyms | Alkanna primuliflora var. thracica Kožuharov Anchusa primuliflora (Griseb.) E.H.L.Krause Lithospermum apulum Friv. ex Boiss. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, TUE Turkey-in-Europe) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |