Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Chesneya turkestanica Franch. trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 6. 15: 253 (1883) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1400-2000m |
Description | grey sericeous pubescent, stipules ovate, leaves 5-8cm, petiolate, leaflets 5-7 pairs, obovate, 7-10mm, mucronate, flowers solitary, sepals lanceolate, acute, corolla 30-35mm |
Size | 7-10cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |