Family | LINACEAE |
Genus species | Linum heterosepalum Regel |
Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 2: 433 (1873) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves alternate, dense, linear-lanceolate, 1-3cm, glabrous, at apex red-brown glandular ciliate, flowers 4-8 in terminal cyme, petals long obovate, 15-25mm long |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | blue, purple |
Bloom | 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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Linum heterosepalum ssp. tianschanicum Vved. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |