Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Alyssum handelii Hayek |
Bibliography | Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 45(2): 279 (1928) |
Native Range | Greece (Olimbos) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | scree and moraines |
Altitude | 2400-2900m |
Description | leaves silvery grey, small, obovate, flowers ca. 7mm across, in compact raceme |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |