Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica lilacina F.Towns. subgen. Veronica |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 25: 16 (1878) |
Native Range | Pyrenees, sw. Alps |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | sparsely hirsute, leaves spathulate or oblong, denticulate, shortly petiolate, the basal in rosette, flowers to 1cm across in capitate raceme |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | blue-violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Veronica bellidioides ssp. lilacina (F.Towns.) Nyman Veronica bellidioides f. lilacina (F.Towns.) B.Bock |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |