Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Hexaphylla allionii (Baumg.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio |
Bibliography | Pl. Biosystems 154: 778 (2020) |
Native Range | sw. Alps |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 900-2000m |
Description | procumbent, glabrous, leaves lanceolate, in whorls of 6, flowers 5-6mm long in terminal cyme |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Asperula allionii Baumg. Asperula hexaphylla All. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |