Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica thessalica Benth. subgen. Fruticulosae |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 10: 480 (1846) |
Native Range | n. Albania to e. Greece |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1800-2900m |
Description | shortly sparsely sericeous, stems densely leafy, leaves minute, sessile, at base attenuate, ovate-rhombic, acutely dentate, flowers 3-5, approximate at apex of stems |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue, fleshy red |
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, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece) |