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Wulfenia carinthiaca is a rare perennial wildflower from the Carnic Alps, grown for its spikes of violet-blue flowers. It needs sharp drainage, cool summers and a sunny, open site.
Wulfenia carinthiaca, commonly known as wulfenia, is a plant in the plantain family. It is endemic to the Gartnerkofel mountain of the Carnic Alps at the Austro-Italian border. It was discovered in 1779 by Franz Xaver von Wulfen, for whom it is named.
It is cultivated as an ornamental plant.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Wulfenia carinthiaca 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.
