Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Armeria majellensis Boiss. |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 685 (1848) |
Native Range | Italy |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | glabrous. outer leaves short, broadly linear, 3-nerved, inner narrowly oblong, anthesis in large heads, involucre brown, outer bracts ovate, apiculate, the inner obtuse |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | rose, purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Armeria majellensis ssp. ausonia Bianchini Statice majellensis (Boiss.) F.T.Hubb ex L.H.Bailey |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |