Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Echium albicans Lag. & Rodr. |
Bibliography | Anales Ci. Nat. 5: 269 (1802) |
Native Range | s. Spain |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 350-2000m |
Description | long white lanate, basal leaves linear-lanceolate, attenuate to long petiole, stem leaves sessile, flowers in numerous spikes, producing oblong thyrsus |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | red-violet |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C root cuttings in late winter |
Synonyms | Echium mertensii Lehm. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |