Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Stachys swainsonii Benth. |
Bibliography | Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 535 (1834) |
Native Range | sc. Greece (Parnassos) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | velutinous to villose, leaves 1-3cm, oblong to elliptic, obtuse, crenate or minutely dentate, whorls 2-10-flowered, crowded, flowers 14-18mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white, pale rose |
Bloom | 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, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Prasium hirsutum Poir. Prasium minus Vahl ex Walp. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |