Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Junellia congesta (Tronc.) Moldenke |
Synonyms | Verbena congesta Tronc. |
Habitat | cold steppes |
Altitude | 1000-2000m |
Description | leaves thick, carnose, trifid, 4mm, in outline orbiculate-obovate, bracts oblong, shortly hirsute, inflorescence compact heads, with 5-12 flowers, corolla 6-7mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | reddish, yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub, carpet |
Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | VERBENACEAE
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