Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Corydalis verna Z.Y.Su & Lidén |
Bibliography | Edinburgh. J. Bot. 54: 80 (1997) |
Native Range | e. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4000-5000m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, glaucous, orbiculate, ternate, segments obovate, imbricate, stem leaves sessile, palmatipinnate, flowers 3-7 in very compact raceme |
Size | 4-10cm |
Color | clear blue |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |