Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Armeria spinulosa Boiss. |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P. deCandolle] 12: 675 (1848) |
Native Range | Algeria to Tunisia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | leaves oblanceolate, long and straight, 3-nerved, rigid, scapes grey, heads medium large, outer involucral bracts lanceolate, acute, minutely spinose, the inner obovate |
Size | 8-20cm |
Color | lilac, rose |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Armeria gaditana var. spinulosa (Boiss.) G.H.M.Lawr. Statice spinulosa (Boiss.) Maire |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, TUN Tunisia) |