Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica thymifolia Sm. subgen. Orientales |
Bibliography | Fl. Graec. Prodr. [J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith] 1: 6 (1806) |
Native Range | Crete to s. Greece |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1600-2370m |
Description | densely crisped pubescent, leaves 4-6mm, narrowly oblong to oblanceolate-spathulate, entire, margins revolute, flowers in very short, few flowered raceme, corolla 7-8mm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue, lilac, rose |
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 early spring and fall; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Veronica cretica Willd. ex Link Veronica tymphrestea Boiss. & Spruner |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti) |