Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Aegonychon zollingeri (DC.) Holub |
Synonyms | Lithospermum zollingeri DC. |
Lithospermum confertiflorum Miq. | |
Lithospermum japonicum A.Gray | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | basal leaves spathulate, 3-6cm, strigose, stem leaves similar, smaller, flowers 1-several, shortly pedicellate, corolla 15-18mm long, limb ca. 1cm wide, sparsely pubescent |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | blue, bluish purple |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , China Southeast ) Eastern Asia (Japan , Korea , Taiwan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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