Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica monticola Trautv. subgen. Veronica |
Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér 3, 10: 298 (1866) |
Native Range | w. Caucasus to ne. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1800-2600m |
Description | leaves lanceolate to ovate, 25-45mm long, subsessile, glabrous, serrate, raceme 10-20-flowered, densely pubescent, flowers 12-16mm across, dark striate |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | lavender-blue |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late spring |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |