Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlomis bruguieri Desf. |
Bibliography | Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 11: 9 (1824) |
Native Range | w. Iran to se. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | stems simple, leaves abaxially grey tomentose, oblong or lanceolate, on base attenuate, sessile, whorls 6-flowered, producing ovate-oblong head, calyx tomentose |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |