Rock Garden Plants
Hexaphylla taygetea (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio  
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FamilyRUBIACEAE
Genus speciesHexaphylla taygetea (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio 
BibliographyPl. Biosystems 154: 779 (2020)
Native Ranges. Greece
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude0-1500m
Descriptionlong, softly sericeous, leaves of 6, linear, acute, margins revolute, flowers numerous in opposite fascicles, corolla densely sericeous, corolla lobes oblong, acute
Size15-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAsperula incana Bory & Chaub.
Asperula taygetea Boiss. & Heldr.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
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