Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Eritrichium longifolium Decne. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3400-3600m |
Description | white pubescent, leaves oblanceolate to oblong, 1-2cm, obtuse, inflorescence terminal, racemose, to 10cm long, corolla campanulate-rotate, limb ca. 6mm across |
Size | 5-40cm |
Color | light blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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