Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Alkanna amana Rech.f. |
Bibliography | Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 58: 56 (1951) |
Native Range | s. Turkey (Amanus Mts.) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1600-2000m |
Description | hirsute, basal leaves linear-lanceolate, 4-9cm, stem leaves oblong-linear, 1-7cm, flowers in cyme, corolla outside glabrous, 6-8mm in diam. |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |