Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Scabiosa cartenniana A.Pons & Quézel |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 45: 349 (1955) |
Native Range | Algeria |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves glaucous, subcarnose, pinnatisect to pinnatipartite, 3-4cm long, heads solitary, outer flowers larger than the inner |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late spring, 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, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Sixalix cartenniana (A.Pons & Quézel) Greuter & Burdet |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria) |