Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Limonium bicolor (Bunge) Kuntze |
Bibliography | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 395 (1891) |
Native Range | n. & e. China to Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | leaves basal, broadly petiolate, spathulate, 3-15cm long, inflorescence paniculate, spikes with 3-5 spikelets, spikelets 2-3-flowered |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Statice bicolor Bunge Statice bungeana Boiss. Statice florida Kitag. Statice sinensium Gand. Statice varia Hance |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHS China Southeast) 37 Mongolia |