Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Scutellaria diffusa Benth. |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 421 (1848) |
Native Range | w. Syria to s. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 900-2100m |
Description | leaves ovate to elliptic, 8-20mm, with distinct venation, finely glandular grey pubescent, flowers to 15mm in small racemes. corolla sometimes with russet lower lip |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | coral red, pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Scutellaria nummularia Fenzl ex Boiss. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |