Family | CISTACEAE |
Genus species | Helianthemum lunulatum (All.) DC. |
Bibliography | Fl. Franc. [A.P.de Candolle & J.B.A.M.de Lamarck] éd. 3, 4: 816 (1805) |
Native Range | sw. Alps |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 500-1600m |
Description | branchlets spinose, leaves elliptic-lanceolate, green, weakly hirsute, flowers 1-3, in centre orange, petals 14-16mm long |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | yellow |
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, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cistus lunulatus All. Rhodax lunulatus (All.) Holub |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |