Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum sibthorpii Rouy trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Ill. Pl. Eur. 13: 103 (1900) |
Native Range | ne. Greece |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1800-2000m |
Description | densely white lanate, lower leaves oblong or obovate-spathulate, obtuse, shortly petiolate, stem leaves smaller, linear, capitula solitary, large |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | snowy white |
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 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium olympicum Sibth. ex Spreng. Gnaphalium virgineum Sm. Helichrysum billardieri Boiss. & C.I.Blanche Helichrysum virgineum (Sm.) Griseb. Virginea billardieri (Boiss. & C.I.Blanche) Nicoli Virginea virginea (Sm.) Nicoli |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |