Family | LINACEAE |
Genus species | Linum stocksianum Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 2, 1: 98 (1854) |
Native Range | e. Afghanistan to Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1500-2400m |
Description | glabrous, glaucous, stems virgate, lower leaves short, oblong-linear, obtuse, upper leaves linear, acute, flowers 3-4 in raceme, sepals with wide white margins |
Size | 25-40cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Linum perenne var. stocksianum (Boiss.) Boiss. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |