Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Linaria petraea Jord. trib. Antirrhinae |
Bibliography | Compt.-Rend. Trav. Soc. Hallér 1854-1856: 116 (1856) |
Native Range | Alps to e. France, e. Pyrenees |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | stems procumbent, ramose, densely leafy, leaves linear, of 4 in whorls, 5-15mm long, flowers 3-10 in raceme, lower lip orange |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; basal cuttings in late spring and summer |
Synonyms | Linaria alpina var. diffusa Rouy Linaria alpina var. erecta Chav. Linaria alpina var. petraea (Jord.) Gaut. Linaria alpina ssp. petraea (Jord.) H.Marcailhou & A.Marcailhou |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) |