Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Melittis carpatica Klokov |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 18: 213 (1957) |
Native Range | ne. Alps. Carpathians to Baltic States |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | stems erect, simple, hirsute, leaves petiolate, ovate, 4-7cm, cordate, serrate, acute, flowers of 2-6 in whorls, corola to 5cm long |
Size | |
Color | white-rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Melittis carpatica var. sarmatica (Klokov) Soó Melittis carpatica var. subcordata (Klokov) Soó Melittis melissophyllum ssp. carpatica (Klokov) P.W.Ball Melittis melissophyllum ssp. sarmatica (Klokov) Gladkova Melittis sarmatica Klokov Melittis subcordata Klokov |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, HUN Hungary, POL Poland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ROM Romania) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, UKR Ukraine) |