Family | CONVOLVULACEAE |
Genus species | Convolvulus cneorum L. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 157 (1753) |
Native Range | c. Medit. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | branches grey-green, leaves large, nearly verticillate, crowded, lanceolate, to base tapered, light grey-green, flowers in terminal umbel, openly infundibuliform |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | pinkish white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after soaking in water cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Convolvulus argenteus Salisb. Sciadiara cneorum (L.) Raf. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (TUN Tunisia) |