Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Stephanocaryum dschagastanicum (Regel) O.D.Nikif. |
Synonyms | Mertensia dschagastanica Regel |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2000-3600m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, green, cordate-ovate to reniform, 2-4cm long, glabrous, stem leaves 4, sessile, oblong, inflorescence 2-10-flowered, secund, corolla 13-15mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | sky blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) China (Xinjiang) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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