Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Onosma rascheyana Boiss. |
Synonyms | Onosma erubescens Vatke |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1000-2650m |
Description | leaves 2-4cm, spathulate, shortly petiolate, margins revolute, stem leaves wider and sessile, flowers in head, corolla 20-25mm long, clavate, fading bluish |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | fleshy red |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , 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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