Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Alkanna stribrnyi Velen. |
Bibliography | Fl. Bulg., Suppl. 1: 647 (1898) |
Native Range | Balkan Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | lower stem leaves 3-6cm long, oblong-lanceolate, softly glandular hirsute and setose, corolla hirsute, tube 7-10mm long, limb 8-11mm in diam. |
Size | 30-50cm |
Color | orange, violet, greyish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
Synonyms | Alkanna stribrnyi ssp. intermedia Kožuharov |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) |