Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Ballota cristata P.H.Davis |
Bibliography | Kew Bull. 4: 394 (1949) |
Native Range | Turkey (Antalya) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1100-1700m |
Description | densely tomentose, stem leaves ovate, 18-22mm, obtuse, crenulate, whorls 7-20-flowered, flowers 10-12mm long, with compact crest of hairs on upper lip |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
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, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |