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
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