Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica rhodopea (Velen.) Degen ex Stoj. & Stef. subgen. Orientales |
Bibliography | Fl. Bulg.: 1010 (1925) |
Native Range | Albania to sw. Bulgaria |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems pubescent, leaves 8-13mm, elliptic or linear-oblong, sessile, crenulate, glabrous, flowers ca. 9mm across, in dense, capitate raceme |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | dark blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Veronica surculosa var. rhodopea Velen. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, YUG Yugoslavia) |