Rock garden plants Acantholimon  horridum Bunge   
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus species var.Acantholimon  horridum Bunge 
Territory WESTERN ASIA: Iran
rocky slopes
Description glabrous, glaucous, vernal leaves shortly lanceolate, spines patent, thick, 15-20mm, solid, spikelets 2-4, 1-3-flowered, in compact spike amongst leaves, bracts pale green, ovate
Size10-15cm
Colorrose
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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