Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Ajuga sciaphila W.W.Sm. |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 12: 193 (1920) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 2500-3700m |
Description | leaves ovate to ovate-elliptic, 3-5cm long, strigose, irregularly crenate, floral whorls remote, flowers purple striate, tube straight, 15-18mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | blue, purplish blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |