Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Calendula tomentosa Desf. trib. Calenduleae |
Bibliography | Fl. Atlant. 2: 305 (1799) |
Native Range | s. Spain |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | branchlets ascendent, whitish floccose-tomentose, leaves obovate-spathulate, shortly acute, entire, densely tomentose, capitula solitary, 3-4cm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Calendula foliosa Batt. Calendula incana Willd. Calendula suffruticosa ssp. tomentosa (Ball) Murb. Calendula suffruticosa var. tomentosa Ball |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |