Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Codonopsis subsimplex Hook.f. & Thomson |
Bibliography | J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 16 (1857) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to c. & e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 2400-4000m |
Description | leaves alternate, 2-5cm long, ovate, crenate-dentate, flowers 2cm long, several, terminal, sepals nearly as long as corolla |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of tubers in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |