Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Dracocephalum oblongifolium Regel |
Bibliography | Izv. Imp. Obshch. Lyubit. Estestv. Moskovsk. Univ. 34(2): 67 (1882) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2100-3000m |
Description | leaves broadly ovate to suborbiculate, at base cordate, petiolate, flowers in whorls in terminal spike, calyx lobes triangular-lanceolate, corolla 25-30mm long |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) |