Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Limonium gougetianum (Girard) Kuntze |
Bibliography | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 395 (1891) |
Native Range | Baleares, Algeria to Tunisia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | saltings |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | leaves spathulate, at margins weakly sinuate, producing small, solid rosettes, flowers in spikelets of 1-3, tubular, pentamerous, persistent, calyx white, inside red |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | lavender-blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Statice gougetiana Girard |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, TUN Tunisia) |