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Asperula hercegovina

Asperula hercegovina, the Hercegovinian woodruff, is a small perennial herb endemic to the high mountains of Bosnia and Herzegovina, growing in cracks of limestone rock. It is a wild alpine species rarely grown in gardens, best kept in a cool, free-draining rock or alpine setting.

Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out between waterings, as it is adapted to rocky mountain conditions.
Soil
Very free-draining, gritty or limestone-based mix.
Temperature
Cool conditions suited to alpine climates; tolerates cold winters.
How easy
Hard

About

Asperula hercegovina, commonly known as the Hercegovinian woodruff (in Bosnian, hercegovačka lazarkinja), is a herb endemic to Bosnia and Herzegovina of the Rubiaceae family.

Where it grows

The most common habitat for these plants is cracked limestone rocks, at an altitude of about 1,500 m, but more frequently from 1,700 to 2,000 and up to 2,100 m.

Other Hexaphylla plants

Arcadian Woodruff · Asperula taygetea · Hexaphylla

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Asperula hercegovina 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.

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