Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Elsholtzia feddei H.Lév. |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 218 (1911) |
Native Range | China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 500-3200m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate to oblong, 4-24mm, densely pubescent, crenate, obtuse, spikes 1-2cm, whorls many flowered, calyx tubular, white lanate, flowers 8mm, villose |
Size | 3-20cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
Bloom | autumn |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Elsholtzia feddei f. heterophylla C.Y.Wu & S.C.Huang Elsholtzia feddei f. remotibracteata C.Y.Wu & S.C.Huang Elsholtzia feddei f. robusta C.Y.Wu & S.C.Huang |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |