Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Daphne rechingeri Wendelbo |
Bibliography | Nytt. Mag. Bot. 8: 207 (1960) |
Native Range | se. Transcaucasus to n. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | branchlets glabrous, leaves alternate, 3-5cm, narrowly lanceolate, mucronate, crowded on apex of branchlets, flowers axillary in fascicles of 2-5, perianth campanulate |
Size | 20-70cm |
Color | pink-purple |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
Synonyms | Daphne mezereum ssp. rechingeri (Wendelbo) Halda |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |