Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Chelonopsis souliei (Bonati) Merr. |
Bibliography | J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 252 (1947) |
Native Range | sc. China to e. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-3600m |
Description | leaves in whorls of three, oval-lanceolate, 5-6cm, sparsely strigose, dentate, cymes 2-3-flowered, flowers ca. 35mm long |
Size | 50-100cm |
Color | yellowish |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Brandisia souliei Bonati Chelonopsis albiflora Pax. & K.Hoffm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |