[1] They are herby semi-bushes (shrubs) with dark green hairy leaves and hanging groups of tube-shaped flowers.

The species occur in the south of Europe and western Asia, where they are sparely hardy.

It is found in the regions of Albania, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Transcaucasus, Turkey and Yugoslavia.

[1] The genus name of Moltkia is in honour of Joachim Godske Moltke (1746–1818), the Prime Minister of Denmark from 1814 to 1818.

[1] Moltkia petraea, an evergreen shrub, bearing alternate hairy leaves and blooms Lilac/blue tube-shaped hanging flowers in small groups and is found in the South of Europe.