Family | CONVOLVULACEAE |
Genus species | Convolvulus aitchisonii C.B.Clarke |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 179 (1882) |
Native Range | Afghanistan to Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-2000m |
Description | appresed hirsute, leaves in rosette, dense, linear, obtuse, at base attenuate, flowers 2-3, shortly pedicellate, sepals lanceolate-linear, hirsute |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after soaking in water cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Convolvulus lanuginosus Aitch. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |