Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica piroliformis Franch. subgen. Veronica |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2600-4000m |
Description | leaves crowded, often in rosettes, petiolate, usually spathulate, 3-8cm long, variously hirsute, dentate, racemes axillary, erect, to 20cm long, flowers 10-12mm across |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | blue, purple, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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