Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Lophanthus subnivalis Lipsky |
Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 23: 209 (1904) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-3600m |
Description | grey tomentose, leaves shortly petiolate, the lower small, cordate, stem leaves broadly ovate, obtuse, crenate-dentate, cymes pedicellate, few flowered, remote, flowers 15-20mm |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Agastache tomentosa (Regel) Kuntze Lophanthus subnivalis var. virescens Lipsky Lophanthus tomentosus Regel Lophanthus virescens (Lipsky) Kochk. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |