Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Cyananthus sherriffii Cowan |
Bibliography | New Fl. & Silva 10: 181 (1938) |
Native Range | se. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3200-5000m |
Description | procumbent stems, densely white lanate, glabrescent, leaves sessile, ovate, obtuse, abaxially silvery grey, flowers solitary, campanulate-tubular, in throat barbate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bright blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring and fall; basal cuttings in spring |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |