Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Alkanna incana Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 45 (1844) |
Native Range | sw. & s. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-2000m |
Description | softly grey hirsute, lower leaves lanceolate, at base attenuate, stem leaves at base rounded, narrowly oblong, flowers large in compact raceme, calyx densely sericeous |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
Synonyms | Campylocaryum verrucosum Boiss. ex A.DC. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |