Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Aconitum hookeri Stapf |
Bibliography | Ann. Roy Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 10: 147 (1905) |
Native Range | sc. China to e. Nepal |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3600-4800m |
Description | leaves to 15cm wide, 3-5-lobate, lobes pinnatisect, segments linear, flowers 1-3, 25-30mm long |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | blue, purple |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | fresh seed, uncovered, germ. 3-12 months, 10-13°C division in early spring, before sprouting |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |