Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Codonopsis bhutanica Ludlow |
Bibliography | J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 97: 127 (1972) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. Himalaya and c. Nepal |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3700-4000m |
Description | leaves alternate, cordate, glabrous or sparsely pilose, margins revolute, flowers solitary, terminal, calyx glabrous, corolla tubular, ca. 12mm long, at base deep blue |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous 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 of tubers in late summer |
Synonyms | Codonopsis xizangensis D.Y.Hong |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |