| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Eritrichium nipponicum Makino |
| Synonyms | Eritrichium sachalinense Popov |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1600-2800m |
| Description | basal leaves crowded, linear-lanceolate, 1-6cm, obtuse, sessile, entire, stem leaves alternate, smaller, hirsute, flowers in cyme, corolla rotate-campanulate, 8mm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale blue, 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, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Sakhalin ) Eastern Asia (Japan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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