Family | VERBENACEAE |
Genus species | Junellia thymifolia (Lag.) Moldenke |
Bibliography | Phytologia 2: 51 (1941) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | leaves 2-5mm, entire, oblong, carnose, pilose, inflorescence spicate, 10-11-flowered, bracts 4-5mm, calyx 7-8mm, densely pubescent, corolla 15mm across |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | lilac, blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Verbena thymifolia Lag. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central) |