Characteristics
A small herb. The shoots are slightly woody at the base. It grows 45 cm high and spreads 45 cm wide. The leaves are narrow and greyish white. They have a scent. The flowers are pale blue and on short spikes.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
barochory
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.5 - 0.75
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.43
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
0.5
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It grows in rocky and stony places. It suits hardiness zones 6-10.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
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| Soil acidity |
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The leaves produce an essential oil used to flavour ice cream, baked goods, chewing gum, soft drinks and alcoholic drinks. Caution: Alcohol is a cause of cancer. The flowering aerial parts are used for a herbal tea.
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
| Mode |
cuttings
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
10 - 14
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
20
|
| Germination luminosity |
light
|
| Germination treatment |
stratification
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-18
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
15 - 26
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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