Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Lomelosia hymettia (Boiss. & Spruner) Greuter & Burdet |
Bibliography | Willdenowia 15: 74 (1985) |
Native Range | c. & s. Greece to nw. Aegean Islands |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-1300m |
Description | appresed sericeous, leaves crowded, linear-lanceolate, entire or 3-5-fid, segments linear-lanceolate, obtuse, involucral bracts obtuse, flowers in large, radiate head |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Scabiosa hymettia Boiss. & Spruner Trochocephalus hymettius (Boiss. & Spruner) Holub |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |