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Acantholimon koeycegizicum is a robust, spiny subshrub from coastal southwestern Anatolia, Türkiye, that forms a dense cushion and produces pink flower spikes in July and August. As a rare, wild-collected alpine-type species, it grows best in very well-drained, sunny conditions that mimic its dry Mediterranean habitat.
Acantholimon koeycegizicum, is a species of plant belonging to the family Plumbaginaceae.
It is only found in coastal regions of southwestern Anatolia (Turkey), often associated with forests of Turkish pine. It is a robust, rather spiny shrublet which produces dense spikes of pink flowers borne on long (up to 30 cm) scapes. Flowering occurs in July and August.
Acantholimon acanthobryum · Acantholimon acerosum · Acantholimon acmostegium · Acantholimon aegaeum · Acantholimon afanassievii · Acantholimon agropyroideum · Acantholimon ahangarense · Acantholimon akaydinii · Acantholimon alaicum · Acantholimon alatavicum · Acantholimon alavae · Acantholimon albanicum
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acantholimon koeycegizicum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
