Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Myosotis elderi L.B.Moore |
Bibliography | Fl. New Zealand 1: 972 (1961) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, obovate, 2-3cm, long sericeous, adpressed hirsute, cymes simple, few-flowered, calyx long adpressed hirsute, corolla ca. 6mm |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white, blue, rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Myosotis lyallii ssp. elderi (L.B.Moore) Meudt. & Prebble |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |