Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Hydrophyllum thompsonii M.Peck |
Bibliography | Torreya 28: 55 (1928) |
Native Range | Oregon to Washington |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Description | stems sparsely pubescent, leaves in outline ovate, 5-10cm, 5-10-partite, segments incised. lobes lanceolate, mucronate, inflorescence dense, spherical, corolla narrowly campanulate |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | bright blue |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii (M.Peck.) Constance |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |