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Globularia ascanii

Globularia ascanii
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0

Globularia ascanii is a rare, low-growing subshrub from the cliffs of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, with pale blue-white flowers. It is seldom grown, and the key to cultivating it is mimicking its dry, sunny, well-drained Mediterranean-type habitat.

Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out between waterings; avoid waterlogging, especially in winter.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or rocky mineral mix with low fertility.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect below about 0 °C, as it comes from a frost-free subtropical island.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Canary Is. (Gran Canaria)
Climate
subtropical

About

Globularia ascanii is native to Gran Canaria island of the Canary Islands archipelago.

It is very rare and found on the Tamadaba Massif, in cliffs of the pine forest zone in Barranco Oscuro (~1200 m).

Other Globularia plants

Globularia alypum · Globularia amygdalifolia · Common Globularia · Heart-leaf Globe Daisy · Globularia meridionalis · Willow Leaved Globe Flower · Globularia sarcophylla · Globularia trichosantha · Common Blue Daisy · Globe Flowers

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Globularia ascanii 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.

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