Family | LINACEAE |
Genus species | Linum extraaxillare Kit. |
Bibliography | Linnaea 32: 573 (1864) |
Native Range | Carpathians to Balkan Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves lanceolate, acute, 2-3mm wide, distinctly 3-veined, calyx lobes ovate-lanceolate, broadly scarious, petals narrow |
Size | 16-30cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Linum perenne ssp. extraaxillare (Kit.) Nyman |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (CZE Czechoslovakia, POL Poland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |