Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Dracocephalum fragile Turcz. ex Benth. |
Bibliography | Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 495 (1834) |
Native Range | s. Siberia to n. Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves petiolate, oblong to ovate, 1-6cm, obtuse, entire, flowers in whorls of 4-8, producing ovoid spike 4-9cm long, corolla 25-30mm long, inside deep blue |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | whitish yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Ruyschiana fragilis (Turcz. ex Benth.) House |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (BRY Buryatiya, IRK Irkutsk, TVA Tuva) 37 Mongolia |