Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica saturejoides Vis. subgen. Fruticulosae |
Bibliography | Fl. Dalmat. 2: 168 (1847) |
Native Range | n. Albania to sw. Bulgaria |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 2100-2900m |
Description | leaves crowded, 6-10mm long, oblanceolate to suborbiculate, ciliate, subcarnose, flowers 6-12, ca. 7mm across, with reddish eye, in capitate raceme |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bright blue |
Bloom | early 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 |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, YUG Yugoslavia) |