| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Echium amoenum Fisch. & C.A.Mey. |
| Synonyms | Echium orientale C.A.Mey. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | softly hirsute, leaves uninerved, the lower oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, petiolate, the upper sessile, flowers in spike, calyx strigose, lobes lanceolate |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | reddish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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