Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Scrophularia variegata M.Bieb. |
Bibliography | Tabl. Prov. Mer Casp.: 116 (1798) |
Native Range | e. Turkey to Caucasus and Iran, w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves in outline oblong, pinnatifid, segments lanceolate, dentate, cymes 1-5-flowered, producing paniculate inflorescence, upper lip of corolla deep red |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellowish |
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 spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Scrophularia ani K.Koch Scrophularia bicolor Gueldenst. ex Ledeb. Scrophularia chamaedrifolia Boiss. & Hausskn. Scrophularia decaisniana C.Presl Scrophularia latifolia Host. Scrophularia ramosissima K.Koch Scrophularia urvillaei Walp. Scrophularia urvilleana Decne. Scrophularia varia M.Bieb. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |