ORNAMENTAL PLANTS OF HORTICULTURE VALUE
Selection of perennials
Jurinea Cass.
Jurinea |
Asteraceae (Compositae) |
Between 150-300 species depending on classification. 150 species
in the FSU.
J. bucharica Winkl.
Central Asia (Pamiro Alay). Foothills, rocky and sandy slopes,
steppes.
Plant 15-60 cm. Rhizome thick. Leafy stems few, rarely branched,
woolly-tomentose. Basal leaves pinnatisect, petiolate, upper leaves
sessile, lanceolate or linear. Heads solitary, 2.5 x 1.5 cm, flowers
bright pink. V - early spring (some leaves usually overwinter) to
late autumn. Fl - April, May in the wild. Fr - June. P - by seed.
Good for the flower bed. Very drought resistant. Z 5. New.
J. filicifolia Boiss.
Caucasus (the Greater Caucasus). On cliffs in alpine zone.
Plant 3-5 (-10) cm. Rhizome branched. Flowering stem very short.
Leaves in rosette, oblong with short petiole, pinnatisect or
pinnatipartite. Heads large, many-flowered. Flowers pink-purple.
V - mid spring to late autumn. Fl - June- July for 4-5 weeks. Fr -
August-September. P - by seed and division. Well suited to the rock
garden. Z 6 (5). New.
J. monticola Iljn (J. abramovii O. et B. Fedtsch.)
Central Asia (Karatau). On gravelly slopes, rocky places.
Plant 5-15 cm. Rhizome branched. Stem leafy ascending. Rosette
leaves 1-2.5 cm, numerous, spathulate or oblong, pinnatipartite or
pinnatilobate, grey green above, grey beneath. Heads large, solitary,
flowers pink-purple. V - mid spring to late autumn. Fl - mid summer.
Fr - early autumn. Good for the rock garden, flower bed. Drought and
heat resistant. Z 6 (5). New.
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