Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Micromeria kerneri Murb. |
Bibliography | Acta Univ. Lund. 27(5): 53 (1892) |
Native Range | nw. Balkan Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves 3-9mm, shortly pubescent, lower leaves triangular-cordate, the upper ovate to lanceolate, margins revolute, whorls 6-10-flowered, flowers 3-4mm long |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | purple |
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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Satureja kerneri (Murb.) Fritsch. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (YUG Yugoslavia) |