Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Myosotis traillii (Kirk) Cheeseman |
Bibliography | Man. New Zealand Fl.: 461 (1906) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, oblong-spathulate, tapered to petiole, appresed hirsute, stem leaves ovate, sessile, flowers minute in axils of upper leaves, sepals hirsute |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white, blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Myosotis antarctica ssp. traillii Kirk Myosotis pygmaea var. traillii (Kirk) Cockayne |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |