Rock garden plants Acantholimon  heratense Bunge   
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus species var.Acantholimon  heratense Bunge 
Territory AFGHANISTAN
dry rocks and scree
Description glaucous, vernal leaves flat, scabrous, deciduous, the estival spinose, subulate, triquetrous, spikelets in long, lax, flexuous spike, bracts pale green, calyx glabrous
Size5-15cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typespinose shrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C
half-ripe cuttings in midsummer, stimulator
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