Type: Perennial
Species: 25
Height: 25-50cm
Growing: Europe, Asia
Flowers: Blue, Purple
Kingdom: Plantae
Unranked: Magnoliophyta
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Acantholimon
ACANTHOLIMON. Dwarf evergreen plants, somewhat resembling thrift, but with stiff, spiny leaves, suitable for the rockery. A popular species is glumaceum, which bears a profusion of rose-coloured flower’s in summer. Venustum also has a rose flower.
These sea lavenders thrive in warm, gritty, well-drained soil. They are propagated by cuttings or layers taken in the late summer. The slips must be wintered in a cold frame, and do not make good plants until the second year Pron. Ak-an-tho-li’-mon.
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Acalypha | Acalypha Flower, Types of Acalypha
September 13, 2016 by maximios • Plants
Type: Perennial
Species: 25
Height: 25-50cm
Growing: Europe, Asia
Flowers: Blue, Purple
Kingdom: Plantae
Unranked: Magnoliophyta
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Acantholimon
ACANTHOLIMON. Dwarf evergreen plants, somewhat resembling thrift, but with stiff, spiny leaves, suitable for the rockery. A popular species is glumaceum, which bears a profusion of rose-coloured flower’s in summer. Venustum also has a rose flower.
These sea lavenders thrive in warm, gritty, well-drained soil. They are propagated by cuttings or layers taken in the late summer. The slips must be wintered in a cold frame, and do not make good plants until the second year Pron. Ak-an-tho-li’-mon.
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