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Dracocephalum wallichii Sealy  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesDracocephalum wallichii Sealy 
BibliographyBot. Mag. 164: t. 9657 (1944)
Native Rangesc. China to Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude3000-5000m
Descriptionleaves long petiolate, ovate, 2-6cm, abaxially densely pubescent, adaxially glabrous, obtuse, floral whorls in head or in interrupted spike, bracts purple striate, flowers 3cm
Size25-50cm
Colordark purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring
SynonymsDracocephalum calanthum C.Y.Wu
Dracocephalum speciosum Benth.
Ruyschiana wallichii House
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya)
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