Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Alkanna strigosa Boiss. & Hohen. |
Synonyms | Alkanna syriaca (Boiss. & Hohen.) Boiss. |
Campylocaryum syriacum Boiss. & Hohen. | |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | patule-setose, woody-based, leaves linear, short, sessile, with distinct midrib, upper leaves subamplexicaule, flowers in raceme, calyx lobes lanceolate, acute |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C root cuttings in late winter |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Sinai) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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