Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Eritrichium longifolium Decne. |
Bibliography | Voy. Inde [V.Jacquemont] 4: 124 (1843) |
Native Range | Tibet to w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3400-3600m |
Description | white pubescent, leaves oblanceolate to oblong, 1-2cm, obtuse, inflorescence terminal, racemose, to 10cm long, corolla campanulate-rotate, limb ca. 6mm across |
Size | 5-40cm |
Color | light blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Eritrichium petiolare var. villosum W.T.Wang |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |