Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Satureja coerulea Janka |
Bibliography | Fl. Bulg. [J.Velenovský]: 465 (1891) |
Native Range | e. Romania to nw. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Description | strigose, leaves 8-20mm, linear or linear-oblong, acute, glabrous, ciliate, whorls 2-4-flowered, more or less remote, calyx hirsute, flowers 6-10mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | bluish violet |
Bloom | late summer |
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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 | Satureja skorpilii Velen. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |