Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Lagotis praecox W.W.Sm. trib. Veronicae |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 11: 217 (1919) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4500-5200m |
Description | basal leaves coriaceous, reniform, orbiculate or ovate, 4-7cm, abaxially purple-red, coarsely crenate, spike ovoid, 15-25mm long, flowers 6mm long |
Size | 5-18cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |