Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Dracocephalum grandiflorum L. |
Synonyms | Dracocephalum altaiense Laxm. |
Dracocephalum turkestanicum Gand. | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2200-2900m |
Description | basal leaves long petiolate, oblong-elliptic, stem leaves ovate, shortly petiolate, serrate, floral whorls in terminal head, bracts coarsely dentate, flowers 3-4cm long |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) China (Inner Mongolia , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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