| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia sibirica (L.) G.Don |
| Synonyms | Pulmonaria sibirica L. |
| Mertensia denticulata (Lehm.) G.Don | |
| Mertensia jenissejensis Popov | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 500-2500m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, ovate to ovate-oblong, to 20cm long, carnose, glaucous, acuminate, inflorescence paniculate, 6-8cm long, corolla ca. 14mm, lobes broadly ovate, obtuse |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Yakutskiya ) China (China North-Central ) Northern America Subarctic America |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
sibirica drummondii (Lehm.) A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10: 53 (1874)
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