Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica nummularia Gouan subgen. Fruticulosae |
Bibliography | Ill. Observ. Bot.: 1 (1773) |
Native Range | Pyrenees to Cord. Cantabrica |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1600-3400m |
Description | leaves broadly elliptic to oval or orbiculate, entire, shortly petiolate, flowers 6-8mm across, in heads |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | blue, pink |
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 spring |
Synonyms | Cardia nummularia (Gouan) Dulac Veronica irregularis Lapeyr. Veronica nummularia ssp. cantabrica P.Monts. Veronica saxatilis var. nummularia (Gouan) Willd. Veronica strictiflora Steud. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |