Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Armeria morisii Boiss. |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 687 (1848) |
Native Range | Sardinia, Sicilia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | glabrous, leaves rather coriaceous, short, oblong-lanceolate, acute, 3-nerved, serrulate, scapes thin, involucral bracts pale, scarious, oblong, acute |
Size | 25-40cm |
Color | pale pink |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Armeria gussonei Boiss. Armeria latifolia Moris Armeria maritima var. morisii (Boiss.) Bernis Armeria morisii var. gussonei (Boiss.) Parl. Statice plantaginea Guss. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SAR Sardegna) 13 Southeastern Europe (SIC Sicilia) |