Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Ajuga bombycina Boiss. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 4: 803 (1879) |
Native Range | East Aegean Islands to sw. & s. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 100-1300m |
Description | leaves obovate, orbiculate, dentate, densely long silvery hirsute, flowers 12-16mm long, in whorls of 2, in dense inflorescence, 3-15cm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Ajuga argyrea Stapf Chamaepitys bombycina (Boiss.) Holub |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey) |