Rock Garden Plants
Polygala venulosa Sm.  
Home
Families
Genus
Territory
Habitat
Synonyms
Types
Galery
Info
FamilyPOLYGALACEAE
Genus speciesPolygala venulosa Sm. 
BibliographyFl. Graec. Prodr. [J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith] 2: 52 (1813)
Native Ranges. Greece to sw. Turkey, Cyprus
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude0-1200m
Descriptionleaves entire, strigose, basal leaves spathulate to obovate, the other elliptic to linear-lanceolate, flowers in lax raceme, wings lanceolate, white or lilac
Size5-30cm
Colorbluish
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsPolygala adscendens E.D.Clarke
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey)
Version 10.0
(c) 1990-2025 RNDr. Pavel Slabý