Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Myosotis rakiura L.B.Moore |
Bibliography | Fl. N. Zeal. [H.H.B.Allan] 1: 828 (1961) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | leaves dense, oblong to spathulate, to 12cm, broadly petiolate, involute, dully green, flowers ca. 6mm in diam., inflorescence branched, dense, capitate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Myosotis albida (Kirk) Cheeseman ex Cockayne Myosotis capitata ssp. albida Kirk Myosotis capitata var. albiflora Armstr. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |