Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Dracocephalum paulsenii Briq. |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-4200m |
Description | leaves shortly petiolate, pinnatipartite, ovate, 3-4mm long, adaxially green, abaxially white tomentose, floral whorls in spikes 2-3cm long, bracts purple, pinnate, flowers 10-12mm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C basal cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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