Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Polygala supina Schreb. |
Bibliography | Icon. Descr. Pl.: 19 (1766) |
Native Range | w. Balkan Peninsula to w. Syria, Krym to North Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves orbiculate, obovate to elliptic, 3-12mm long, racemes terminal and lateral, flowers 5-12, 4-7mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | blue, pink |
Bloom | summer |
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 spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Polygala andrachnoides Willd. Polygala bosniaca Murb. Polygala gundelsheimeri K.Koch Polygala hospita ssp. bosniaca (Murb.) Chrtek & Křísa Polygala murbeckii Degen ex Hand.-Mazz. & al. Polygala recurvata Čelak. Polygala schreberi Pall. ex Georgi Polygala supina f. alba Sigunov Polygala supina ssp. bosniaca Murb. Polygala supina ssp. murbeckii (Degen ex Hand.-Mazz. & al.) P.Graebn. Polygala telephioides Boiss. & Balansa Polygala vulgaris var. andrachnoides (Willd.) Regel |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |