Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Lagotis cashmeriana (Royle ex Benth.) Rupr. trib. Veronicae |
Bibliography | Sert. Tiansch. [F. von der Osten-Saken]: 64 (1869) |
Native Range | ne. Pakistan to w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3300-4500m |
Description | leaves 3-6cm long, oblong to elliptic, crenate, spikes to 15cm long, flowers 4-5mm long |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | dark blue |
Bloom | late 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, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Gymnandra cashmeriana Royle ex Benth. Lagotis glauca var. cashmeriana (Royle ex Benth.) Hook.f. |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |