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Phuopsis stylosa, the Caucasian crosswort, is a low, mat-forming aromatic perennial subshrub from the Caucasus and Iran, grown in gardens for its pink flowers. It needs full sun and excellent drainage to form neat mats.
Phuopsis stylosa, the Caucasian crosswort or large-styled crosswort, is a low-growing, mat-forming, aromatic perennial plant in the madder, or bedstraw family Rubiaceae. It has whorls of narrow, aromatic leaves and terminal clusters of tubular pink flowers. Phuopsis stylosa is native to the Caucasus and Iran, and is widely grown elsewhere as a garden plant.
The plant gives off an odor which can be confused with that of some Cannabis species.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phuopsis stylosa 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.
