Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Limonium chrysocomum (Kar. & Kir.) Kuntze |
Bibliography | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 395 (1891) |
Native Range | sw. Siberia to Central Asia and Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | leaves linear-lanceolate to oblong-spathulate, 10-15mm, inflorescence capitate, simple, spikes 2-3, crowded, terminal, 2-10 spikelets with 2-5 flowers, bracts ovate |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | orange |
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 | Limonium chrysocephalum (Regel) Lincz. Limonium chrysocomum var. chrysocephalum (Regel) Z.X.Peng Limonium chrysocomum var. sedoides (Regel) Z.X.Peng Limonium semenovii var. chrysocephalum (Regel) Grubov Limonium semenovii var. sedoides (Regel) Grubov Statice chrysocephala Regel Statice chrysocoma Kar. & Kir. Statice halochrysa Fisch. ex Boiss. Statice schrenkiana Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Statice sedoides Regel |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |