Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Onosma rascheyana Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 11: 110 (1849) |
Native Range | w. Iran to w. Syria and e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 2100-3200m |
Description | leaves 2-4cm, spathulate, shortly petiolate, margins revolute, stem leaves wider and sessile, flowers in head, corolla 20-25mm long, clavate, fading bluish |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | fleshy red |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Onosma erubescens Vatke |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |