Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Centaurea acmophylla Boiss. trib. Cardueae |
Synonyms | Centaurea schelkovnikovii Sosn. |
Centaurea zangesura Grossh. | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | grey-green, arachnose-pubescent, leaves oblong-lanceolate, entire, shortly petiolate, stem leaves sessile, narrow, narrowly long decurrent, capitula solitary, involucre ovoid |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | bluish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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