Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Echinops tjanschanicus Bobrov trib. Cardueae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-2200m |
Description | leaves coriaceous, abaxially arachnose-lanate, adaxially green, glabrous, elliptic, pinnatipartite, spinose, stem leaves similar, amplexicaule, heads 3-4cm across |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Tadzhikistan ) China (Xinjiang) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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