Family | LINACEAE |
Genus species | Linum meletonis Hand.-Mazz. |
Bibliography | Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 27: 62 (1913) |
Native Range | n. Iraq to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-3200m |
Description | middle stem leaves thick, oblong-linear, 10-25mm long, undistinctly 3-veined, glaucous, flowers in sparse raceme, petals 15-17mm long |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |