Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Alkanna confusa Sam. ex Rech.f. |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 500-1400m |
Description | scabrously densely hispid, basal leaves lanceolate-linear to oblong-cuneate, 3-7cm. stem leaves oblong, smaller, inflorescence cymose, corolla outside glabrous, 9-15mm wide |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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