| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Dracocephalum wallichii Sealy |
| Synonyms | Dracocephalum calanthum C.Y.Wu |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 3000-5000m |
| Description | leaves long petiolate, ovate, 2-6cm, abaxially densely pubescent, adaxially glabrous, obtuse, floral whorls in head or in interrupted spike, bracts purple striate, flowers 3cm |
| Size | 25-50cm |
| Color | dark purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LAMIACEAE
wallichii platyanthum C.Y.Wu & W.T.Wang, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 65(2): 593 (1977)
wallichii proliferum C.Y.Wu & W.T.Wang, ibid.
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