Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica petraea Steven subgen. Orientales |
Bibliography | Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 3: 250 (1812) |
Native Range | Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 900-2900m |
Description | stems procumbent, brownish, leaves bright green, subsessile, ovate to orbiculate, remotely deeply crenate, flowers 5-8 in lax raceme, corolla with white centre |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | bright blue |
Bloom | spring |
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, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Veronica mthiulethica Kem.-Nath. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |