Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Campanula cashmeriana Royle |
Bibliography | III. Bot. Himal. Mts. 1: 254 (1835) |
Native Range | Afghanistan to Central Asia and Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2000-4000m |
Description | stem from base branched, many flowered, basal leaves elliptic, velutinous tomentose, abaxially greyish, stem leaves shorter, flowers pendent, axillary, pedicellate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | bright blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Campanula cashmeriana var. evolvulacea (Royle ex DC.) C.B.Clarke Campanula evolvulacea Royle ex DC. Camapnula incanescens var. holosericea Korsh. Campanula incanescens var. mollis Korsh. Campanula kashmiriana Royle ex Hook.f. & Thomson Campanula ruderalis Aitch. & Hemsl. Codonopsis cashmeriana Royle |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |