Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 2536

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# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 0 (from names table)

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Family: Lamiaceae

Family ja: シソ

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Description en: Genus of about 20 species of annuals and herbaceous perennials, often with creeping stems, occurring mainly on dry, stony slopes in W. North America. The small, opposite, aromatic, entire or toothed leaves are linear to diamond-lance-shaped, oblong, ovate, or elliptic. Terminal, spherical whorls of 2-lipped, tubular flowers (the upper lip 2-lobed and the lower one 3-lobed), often with purplish red, leaf-like bracts, are produced in summer. Suitable for a Mediterranean or rock garden, the front of a mixed border, or an alpine house.

Hardiness en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

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Propagation en: Sow seed under glass in autumn. Divide, or root basal or soft-wood cuttings in spring, both with bottom heat.

Pests en: Susceptible to aphids and whiteflies under glass.

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Update information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41