Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Myosotis capitata Hook.f. |
Bibliography | Fl. Antarct.: 56 (1844) |
Native Range | Antipodean Islands, New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-600m |
Description | basal leaves spathulate to narrowly oblong, 3-10cm long, long sericeous, corolla 4-8mm across |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | dark blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (ATP Antipodean Is., NZS New Zealand South) |