Cressa cretica

Cressa cretica

Native to:
Afghanistan | Albania | Algeria | Angola | Baleares | Bangladesh | Bulgaria | Canary Is. | Chad | Corse | Cyprus | Djibouti | East Aegean Is. | Egypt | Eritrea | Ethiopia | France | Greece | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf States | India | Iran | Iraq | Italy | Kenya | Kriti | Kuwait | Lebanon-Syria | Libya | Madagascar | Mali | Mauritania | Morocco | Mozambique | Niger | North Caucasus | Oman | Pakistan | Palestine | Portugal | Sardegna | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Sicilia | Sinai | Socotra | Somalia | Spain | Sri Lanka | Sudan-South Sudan | Tadzhikistan | Tanzania | Transcaucasus | Tunisia | Türkiye | Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan | Yemen

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Convolvulaceae
Genus:
Cressa
Species:
Cressa cretica

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Subshrub
Height:
30 cm
Drought Tolerance:
High
Bloom Months:
may,jun,jul,aug,sep
Bloom Colors:
white, pink
Ground Cover:
Yes

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
bees, butterflies
Deer Resistant:
Yes
Salt Tolerant:
Yes