Acantholimon ulicinum 6448
Author: (Carl Ludwig Willdenow (1765-1812) ex Josef August Schultes (1773-1831)) Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810-1885)Family: Plumbaginaceae Subfamily: Staticoideae Tribe: Staticeae
Genus: Acantholimon
Synonym(s): Acantholimon echinus
English name: Ulex-like prickly thrift
Zone: Mediterranean
Description
It is native to mountainous areas, in rocky-gravelly places (particularly stony slopes and limestone screes), from Greece to the Balkans and Turkey. It is best grown in sandy to gritty, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. It performs well in limestone soils. Specific epithet comes from the Latin word ulicinus meaning resembling the ancient Latin genus Ulex (gorse, furze, whin).
Acantholimon ulicinum Observed in Greece by Stefan Neuwirth (license)
Botanical Description
Acantholimon ulicinum is a cushion-forming sub-shrub of the plumbago or leadwort family. It grows to 15cm tall with a spread to 30cm wide or more. Plants feature crowded, rigid, hard-textured, spiny-tipped, linear, needle-like leaves (to 2cm long). Five-petaled pink flowers in short-stalked inflorescences bloom in early summer.
Useful plant
This species is used in rock gardens and alpine gardens.
References
- Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org Vol. 302493. Acantholimon ulicinum
- Vegetative propagation and ex-situ conservation of Acantholimon androsaceum and Limonium chersonesum, two promising local endemics of Crete (Greece) available for floricultural and pharmaceutical sustainable exploitation, Grigoriadou, Katerina and Krigas, Nikos and SARROPOULOU, Virginia and MALOUPA, Eleni and Tsoktouridis, Georgios. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca 2021 Vol. 49 pag. 12261. DOI
References
- Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org Vol. 302493. Acantholimon ulicinum
- Vegetative propagation and ex-situ conservation of Acantholimon androsaceum and Limonium chersonesum, two promising local endemics of Crete (Greece) available for floricultural and pharmaceutical sustainable exploitation, Grigoriadou, Katerina and Krigas, Nikos and SARROPOULOU, Virginia and MALOUPA, Eleni and Tsoktouridis, Georgios. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca 2021 Vol. 49 pag. 12261. DOI
References for the genus
- A numerical taxonomic study of the genus Acantholimon Boiss.(Plumbaginaceae) in Ankara Province (Turkey), Muvaffak, Asli and Dogan, Musa and Bilgin, Can. Israel Journal of Plant Sciences 2001 Vol. 49 pag. 297-300. DOI
- Molecular phylogenetic evidence for a wide circumscription of a characteristic Irano-Turanian element: Acantholimon (Plumbaginaceae: Limonioideae), Moharrek, Farideh and Kazempour-Osaloo, Shahrokh and Assadi, Mostafa and Feliner, Gonzalo Nieto. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 2017 Vol. 184(3) pag. 366-386. Address
- Synopsis of Turkish Acantholimon Boiss. (Plumbaginaceae), Dogan, Musa and AKAYDIN, GALIP. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 2007 Vol. 154 pag. 397 - 419. DOI
- Molecular phylogenetic evidence for a wide circumscription of a characteristic Irano-Turanian element: Acantholimon (Plumbaginaceae: Limonioideae), Moharrek, Farideh and Kazempour-Osaloo, Shahrokh and Assadi, Mostafa and Feliner, Gonzalo Nieto. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 2017 Vol. 184(3) pag. 366-386. Address
- Synopsis of Turkish Acantholimon Boiss. (Plumbaginaceae), Dogan, Musa and AKAYDIN, GALIP. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 2007 Vol. 154 pag. 397 - 419. DOI
General specifications
Biological type: plant
Frost resistance: 5ºF
Leaf color: green gray
Flower color: pink
Alpinous plant: Yes
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 0,3ft x 0,6ft
Sun exposure: full sun (Sun hours: >6h Foliage: evergreen
Growth: average
Flowering time from May until June
Ripe fruits in January
Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 30%Compost+30%Coco+40%Sand
Plant watering: Sensor pH 6.5 Humid
Logical sequence of containers for: Perennials; forestry plate 8cm, 1L container, 2L forestry pot, 6L container, 55L container
Propagation is done by cuttings
Ecology in its country of origin
Rainfall: 500-800mm
Gravelly soil: much
Sandy soil: much
Frost resistance: 5ºF
Leaf color: green gray
Flower color: pink
Alpinous plant: Yes
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 0,3ft x 0,6ft
Sun exposure: full sun (Sun hours: >6h Foliage: evergreen
Growth: average
Flowering time from May until June
Ripe fruits in January
Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 30%Compost+30%Coco+40%Sand
Plant watering: Sensor pH 6.5 Humid
Logical sequence of containers for: Perennials; forestry plate 8cm, 1L container, 2L forestry pot, 6L container, 55L container
Propagation is done by cuttings
Ecology in its country of origin
Rainfall: 500-800mm
Gravelly soil: much
Sandy soil: much
Sowing instructions
SPRING Keep in refrigerator at 39°F for 8 weeks in humid substrat. Sow the seeds at 2mm depth in the Well Drained Seed Sowing Mix between 59-68°F. During germination keep the substrate moist and in daylight. The seeds germinate in 3-12 weeks.
The average seed weight is 211,6 per gram (0,004725g).
Germination references
- Vegetative propagation and ex-situ conservation of Acantholimon androsaceum and Limonium chersonesum, two promising local endemics of Crete (Greece) available for floricultural and pharmaceutical sustainable exploitation, Grigoriadou, Katerina and Krigas, Nikos and SARROPOULOU, Virginia and MALOUPA, Eleni and Tsoktouridis, Georgios. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca 2021 Vol. 49 pag. 12261. DOI
The average seed weight is 211,6 per gram (0,004725g).
Germination references
- Vegetative propagation and ex-situ conservation of Acantholimon androsaceum and Limonium chersonesum, two promising local endemics of Crete (Greece) available for floricultural and pharmaceutical sustainable exploitation, Grigoriadou, Katerina and Krigas, Nikos and SARROPOULOU, Virginia and MALOUPA, Eleni and Tsoktouridis, Georgios. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca 2021 Vol. 49 pag. 12261. DOI
Experiences in the garden
01-01-19A Obtaining seeds from seed provider Libertos collected in 'Libertos1>Tymfristos'. (Wild origin)
03-04-19 Sown seeds in a tray, they did not geminate.
Protocol: Immediat Spring Strat Hum XXX 2mm Sowing mix+Sand 64-72°F Damp substrate+Light 3-12w
11-03-20B Obtaining seeds from seed provider Libertos collected in 'Libertos2>Tymfristos'. Stock (Wild origin) Index Seminum
08-06-20 Sown 30 seeds in a tray, they did not geminate.
Protocol: Spring Strat Hum XXX 2mm Sowing mix+Sand 68-77°F Damp substrate+Light 3-12w
01-03-21 Sown 30 seeds in a tray, they did not geminate in Serre2.
Protocol: Spring Strat Hum XXX 2mm Sowing mix+Sand 59-68°F Damp substrate+Light 3-12w
08-01-24 Sown 12 seeds in a seed plate ½, they did not geminate in Serre8.
Protocol: Spring Soak 68°F 12h Strat Hum 8wk 2mm Sowing mix+Sand 59-68°F Damp substrate+Light 3-12w
17-12-24 Sown 20 seeds in a seed plate ½, they did not geminate in Serre8.
Protocol: Spring Strat Hum 8wk 2mm Sowing mix+Sand 59-68°F Damp substrate+Light 3-12w. The average weight per seed is 0,00505g.
31-03-25 Send a batch to nursery JBAkureyri.
23-11-20C Obtaining seeds from seed provider Libertos. Stock Index Seminum
26-02-21 Sown 30 seeds in a tray and germinated at 19-07-21.
Protocol: Spring Strat Hum XXX 2mm Sowing mix+Sand 50-59°F Damp substrate+Light 3-12w
08-01-24 Sown 12 seeds in a seed plate ½, they did not geminate in Serre8.
Protocol: Spring Soak 68°F 12h Strat Hum 8wk 2mm Sowing mix+Sand 59-68°F Damp substrate+Light 3-12w
17-12-24 Sown 20 seeds in a seed plate ½, they did not geminate in Serre8.
Protocol: Spring Strat Hum 8wk 2mm Sowing mix+Sand 59-68°F Damp substrate+Light 3-12w. The average weight per seed is 0,0044g.
. . . 2021C Production of 1 plants in our nursery
04-01-24 1x Dead plant because of substrate problem: Serre8 F3.