Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Alkanna kotschyana A.DC. |
Synonyms | Alkanna amplexicaulis A.DC. |
Alkanna bicolor Boiss. | |
Alkanna brachysolen Boiss. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-1450m |
Description | stems densely tomentose-lanuginose, leaves lanceolate, subamplexicaule, setose and sericeous-hirsute, upper leaves lanceolate-linear, flowers in raceme, calyx white lanate |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 (Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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