Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Alkanna aucheriana A.DC. |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 10: 102 (1846) |
Native Range | s. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 300-1300m |
Description | more or less white or grey sericeous-tomentose, leaves oblanceolate to linear, 2-6cm long, limb to 10mm in diam., cyme 5-10cm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
Synonyms | Alkanna rostellata Boiss. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |