Family | HYPERICACEAE |
Genus species | Hypericum apollinis Boiss. & Heldr. sect. Drosocarpium |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 1: 105 (1854) |
Native Range | s. Albania to nw. & sc. Greece |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-2500m |
Description | stems procumbent, eglandular, leaves to 2cm, ovate or ovate-elliptic, obtuse, flat, pale punctate, flowers 1-5, sepals ovate-elliptic, petals usually reddish |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hypericum rumeliacum ssp. apollinis (Boiss. & Heldr.) N.Robson & Strid |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece) |