Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Aubrieta italica Boiss. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 1: 252 (1867) |
Native Range | se. Italy (Mt. Gargano) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | sparsely hirsute, leaves oblong-spathulate, subentire, flowers 5-8mm, silicles oblong, compressed |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | purple, violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Aubrieta columnae ssp. italica (Boiss.) Mattf. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |