Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Omphalodes rupestris Boiss. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1000-3000m |
Description | basal leaves oval to orbiculate, obtusely dentate, long petiolate, upper leaves subsessile, broadly lanceolate, cincinnus subsessile amongst leaves, corolla 15-20mm |
Size | 1-20cm |
Color | sky blue |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | + |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (North Caucasus) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
rupestris lojkae (Sommier & Levier) Selvi, Taxon 58(2): 625 (2009)
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