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Plantaginaceae
Globe Daisy
Globularia alypum
Tenacity on rocky ground.
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Globularia
- Native to
- Mediterranean, Southern Europe, North Africa
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 1-3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- rocky, well-drained, alkaline
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 7-10
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Globe daisies produce tight spherical heads of tiny blue florets, creating a ball-shaped flower unique in the Mediterranean flora.
- The shrubby species Globularia alypum has been used medicinally for centuries as a laxative in traditional Arabic medicine.
- Despite its name, globe daisy is not a true daisy — it belongs to the plantain family, unrelated to Asteraceae.
- It grows on rocky calcareous hillsides, garigue, and maquis scrubland where few plants thrive.
- The genus contains about 25 species found from the Canary Islands across the Mediterranean to central Europe.
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Mediterranean spirit