Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Scabiosa farinosa Coss. |
Bibliography | Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 98: 468 (1884) |
Native Range | ne. Algeria to Tunisia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | glabrous, ramose, leaves opposite, rigid, obovate-spathulate, obtuse, crenate, attenuate to petiole, adaxially green, abaxially white veined, floral heads pedunculate |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | white, rose, blue |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Sixalix farinosa (Coss.) Greuter & Burdet |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, TUN Tunisia) |