Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Mertensia campanulata A.Nelson |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | glabrous, grey-green, lower leaves venose, lanceolate to elliptic, 8-25cm long, petiolate, stem leaves numerous, acute, corolla 15-20mm long, tube undisctint |
Size | 30-90cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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