Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Stephanocaryum dschagastanicum (Regel) O.D.Nikif. |
Bibliography | Turczaninowia 17(3): 9 (2014) |
Native Range | Central Asia to w. Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2000-3600m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, green, cordate-ovate to reniform, 2-4cm long, glabrous, stem leaves 4, sessile, oblong, inflorescence 2-10-flowered, secund, corolla 13-15mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | sky blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Mertensia dschagastanica Regel Mertensianthe dschagastanica (Regel) Popov |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |