Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Lindelofia olgae (Regel & Smirn.) Brand |
Synonyms | Solenanthus olgae Regel & Smirn. |
Mertensia lindelofioides Rech.f. & Riedl | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2400-3600m |
Description | green, pubescent, basal leaves shortly petiolate, lanceolate to spathulate, stem leaves linear, flowers in dense heads, corolla lobes short, broad, suborbiculate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | dark purple |
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 spring, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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