Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Omphalodes rupestris Boiss. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 4: 267 (1875) |
Native Range | w. Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1000-3000m |
Description | basal leaves oval to orbiculate, obtusely dentate, long petiolate, upper leaves subsessile, broadly lanceolate, cincinnus subsessile amongst leaves, corolla 15-20mm |
Size | 1-20cm |
Color | sky blue |
Bloom | late spring |
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 | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |