Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Codonopsis viridiflora Maxim. |
Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 27: 496 (1881) |
Native Range | c. & n. China to e. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 3000-4000m |
Description | leaves opposite, broadly ovate to lanceolate, 2-4cm, minutely pilose, cordate, crenate, flowers 1-3, terminal, long pedicellate, corolla at base purple, campanulate |
Size | 30-70cm |
Color | yellowish green |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of tubers in late summer |
Synonyms | Codonopsis bicolor Nannf. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |