Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Solms-laubachia platycarpa (Hook.f. & Thomson) Botsch. |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 17: 171 (1955) |
Native Range | Tibet to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4200-5800m |
Description | petioles ciliate and thickened, leaves lanceolate to suborbiculate, 10-35mm, stem leaves much narrower, sessile, raceme 4-10-flowered, sepals oblong, petals obovate, 12-15mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale blue, purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Parrya finchiana Dunn Parrya platycarpa Hook.f. & Thomson Solms-laubachia orbiculata Y.C.Lan & T.Y.Cheo |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |