Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Dracocephalum tanguticum Maxim. |
Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 27: 530 (1882) |
Native Range | China to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 3200-5000m |
Description | leaves pinnatisect, elliptic-ovate, 2-4cm, glabrous, segments 2-3 pairs, linear, floral whorls 2-6-flowered, flowers 20-27mm long, pubescent |
Size | 20-60cm |
Color | bluish purple, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Dracocephalum hookeri C.B.Clarke Fedtschenkiella hookeri (C.B.Clarke) Kudr. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |