Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Alkanna incana Boiss. |
Synonyms | Campylocaryum verrucosum Boiss. ex A.DC. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-2000m |
Description | softly grey hirsute, lower leaves lanceolate, at base attenuate, stem leaves at base rounded, narrowly oblong, flowers large in compact raceme, calyx densely sericeous |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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