Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Ceratostigma willmottianum Stapf |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 700-3500m |
Description | leaves rhombic to obovate, 2-5cm, below inflorescence lanceolate, inflorescence terminal and axillary, 3-7-flowered, flowers 20-26mm, tube red-purple, lobes emarginate |
Size | 50-200cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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, 13-18°C cuttings in early and late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLUMBAGINACEAE
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