Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Limonium flexuosum (L.) Chaz. |
Bibliography | Suppl. Dict. Jard. [P.Miller] 2: 34 (1790) |
Native Range | s. Siberia to ne. Inner Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 600-700m |
Description | leaves broadly petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, 4-7cm long, inflorescence usually single, paniculate, spikes 3, dense, 7-9 spikelets with 2-3 flowers, bracts ovate, 3mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Statice davurica Pall. Statice flexuosa L. Statice rosea Pall. Taxanthema flexuosum (L.) Sweet |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (BRY Buryatiya, CTA Chita, IRK Irkutsk, TVA Tuva) 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia) 37 Mongolia |