Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum amorginum Boiss. & Orph. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 5: 110 (1856) |
Native Range | Greece |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 150-600m |
Description | appresed grey tomentose, lower leaves crowded, linear-oblong, obtuse, at base long attenuate, the upper linear, acute, capitula in compact fascicle |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white, reddish |
Bloom | late spring, 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 | Virginea amorgina (Boiss. & Orph.) Nicoli |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |