Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Chelonopsis yagiharana Hisauti & Matsuno |
Bibliography | J. Jap. Bot. 2: 1 (1918) |
Native Range | Japan (c. Honshu) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 800-1200m |
Description | leaves petiolate, oblong-ovate to oblong, 3-8cm, acuminate, sharply serrate, sparsely hirsute, flowers solitary in axils of upper leaves, 30-35mm long |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | purplish rose |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Chelonopsis moschata var. lasiocalyx Hayata |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |