Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Campanula postii (Boiss.) Engl. |
Bibliography | Nat. Pflanzenfam. [H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl] Nachtr. 1: 319 (1897) |
Native Range | n. Iraq to s. & e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 700-2000m |
Description | stems grey tomentose, densely leafy, leaves sessile, densely tomentose, broadly ovate, obtuse, crenate-dentate, flowers numerous in compact ovoid corymb, corolla pubescent |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring and fall; basal cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Campanula amana Rech.f. Campanula postii ssp. shepardii (Post) P.H.Davis Campanula shepardii Post Diosphaera postii (Boiss.) Bornm. Diosphaera hysterantha Rech.f. & Schiman-Czeika Tracheliopsis postii (Boiss.) Buser Tracheliopsis postii ssp. shepardii (Post) P.H.Davis Trachelium postii Boiss. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |