About
A small annual stonecrop with linear fleshy leaves and white, purple-veined flowers. Despite its name it is not native to Spain.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Soil
- Loose, rocky, very free-draining soil.
- Mature size
- 5–15 cm tall.
Field notes
Morphology
Annual 5–15 cm tall, smooth or slightly hairy, with branching stems and alternate linear leaves 7–10 mm long. Flowers are usually six-parted, with white petals bearing a purple midrib, in one-sided cymes; it flowers March to June.
Distribution & habitat
Native from south-central and south-eastern Europe to Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, in loose, well-drained rocky soil.
History & etymology
The epithet hispanicum ("Spanish") is misleading, as the plant does not occur naturally in Spain.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- Iran
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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