Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Solms-laubachia platycarpa (Hook.f. & Thomson) Botsch. |
Synonyms | Parrya platycarpa Hook.f. & Thomson |
Parrya finchiana Dunn | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4200-5800m |
Description | petioles ciliate and thickened, leaves lanceolate to suborbiculate, 10-35mm, stem leaves much narrower, sessile, raceme 4-10-flowered, sepals oblong, petals obovate, 12-15mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale blue, purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C rosette cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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