Family | CONVOLVULACEAE |
Genus species | Convolvulus boissieri Steud. |
Synonyms | Convolvulus nitidus Boiss. |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1500-2100m |
Description | acaulescent, appressed silvery hirsute, leaves broadly ovate, long petiolate, flowers solitary, subsessile, sepals long, acute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink, red, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft, cushion |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after soaking in water cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Spain ) Southeastern Europe Asia-Temperate Western Asia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CONVOLVULACEAE
boissieri compactus (Boiss.) Stace, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 64(1): 58 (1971)
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