Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Tragopogon gaudanicus Boriss. trib. Cichorieae |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | glabrous, leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, to 1cm wide, amplexicaule, acuminate, scapes longer than leaves, capitula solitary, terminal, ca. 3cm long, phyllaries 8 |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Turkmenistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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