Ornamental shrub for rockery, banks, hedges and pots. Xeriscape.
Evergreen shrub of 1 m. with oval and green-blue leaves. The flowers are yellow, scented and abundant.
It likes stony, limestone and dry soils under mediterranean climates.
Place the seeds in boiling water at 90º for 5 seconds and immediately after transfer to running water with ice cubes in it. Soak for 24h and then proceed to the sowing maintaining temperatures of 15ºC until the germination is completed.
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Flowering |
Average germination (%) | 60 |
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Climate Zone | Mediterranean, Warm areas |
Flower colour | Yellow |
Foliage | Evergreen |
Fragrant | Flower |
Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -5ºC) |
Plant use | Edging, Gardening, Honey producing plant |
Seeds per gram | 160 |
Soil - Moisture | Dry |
Soil - Ph | Alkaline |
Soil - Type | No preference |