Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Micromeria carminea P.H.Davis |
Bibliography | Kew Bull. 4: 400 (1949) |
Native Range | sw. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | densely grey pubescent, leaves minute, sessile, the basal oblong, the upper linear-lanceolate, obtuse, 3-nerved, cymes 3-4-flowered, axillary, create narrow spike, corolla to 15mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | red-rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Micromeria cristata ssp. carminea (P.H.Davis) P.H.Davis Satureja cristata ssp. carminea (P.H.Davis) Greuter & Burdet |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |