Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Myosotis colensoi (Kirk) J.F.Macbr. |
Synonyms | Exarrhena colensoi Kirk |
Myosotis decora Kirk | |
Habitat | dry rocks and scree |
Altitude | 900-1900m |
Description | crowded flat leaf rosettes, leaves elongate, lorate, grey green, sericeous, 10-30mm long, flowers 8mm across, sessile, usually in small cymes |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | cushion |
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; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Australasia
New Zealand (New Zealand South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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