Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Polygala alpicola Rupr. |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | lower leaves small, obovate, stem leaves rhombic-oblong to elliptic, acute, flowers in dense raceme, wings elliptic, 3-veined, flowers ca. 6mm long |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | bright blue, whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | POLYGALACEAE
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