Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Caryopteris mongholica Bunge |
Bibliography | Uchen. Zap. Imp. Kazansk. Univ. 1835(4): 179 (1835) |
Native Range | s. Siberia to n. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1100-1300m |
Description | aromatic, branchlets purple-brown, leaves linear-lanceolate, 1-4cm, densely grey tomentose, flowers axillary, 10-15mm long, lower lip laciniate |
Size | 30-150cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Caryopteris mongholica var. nuda V.I.Dorof. Caryopteris mongholica var. serrata Maxim. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (BRY Buryatiya) 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central) 37 Mongolia |