| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia pallasii (Ledeb.) G.Don |
| Synonyms | Lithospermum pallasii Ledeb. |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, green, cordate-orbiculate, 4-6cm, thin, inflorescence flattened, small, few flowered, corolla 15-18mm long |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | bright blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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