Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlomis tenuis Knorring |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk. S.S.S.R. 12: 244 (1950) |
Native Range | w. Kazakhstan (w. Tian Shan) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | basal leaves ovate-oblong, acuminate, 8-9cm, stem leaves ovate, 6-7cm, entire, abaxially silvery white hirsute, inflorescence compound of 2-3, remote, 6-8-flowered whorls |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | creamy |
Bloom | summer |
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, 16-18°C division in spring; cuttings in spring |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |