Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Corydalis polyphylla Hand.-Mazz. sect. Polyphyllae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3600-5000m |
Description | dark green, basal leaves long petiolate, oval, tripinnatisect, ultimate segments elliptic or lanceolate, acute, flowers 6-15, 16-20mm long, in capitate raceme |
Size | 6-20cm |
Color | blue, purple, white |
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, uncovered, light, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PAPAVERACEAE
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