Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica surculosa Boiss. & Balansa subgen. Orientales |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 3: 170 (1856) |
Native Range | s. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-3100m |
Description | stems thin, leaves crowded, 5-10mm long, oblanceolate to subspathulate, revolute, densely glandular-pubescent, flowers 7-11mm across, in raceme |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue, purple |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Veronica cilicica var. surculosa (Boiss. & Balansa) Stroh Veronica cuneifolia ssp. surculosa (Boiss. & Balansa) Elenevsky Veronica pilosa var. surculosa (Boiss. & Balansa) Riek |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |