Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Omphalodes cappadocica (Willd.) A.DC. |
Bibliography | Prodr. 10: 161 (1846) |
Native Range | Caucasus to n. & ne. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 20-1000m |
Description | lower leaves long petiolate, ovate, at base cordate, acute, densely pubescent, stems simple, calyx silvery pubescent, corolla 7mm across, nutlets ovoid, 3mm |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | sky blue |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cynoglossum cappadocicum Willd. Omphalodes caucasica Brand Omphalodes cornifolia Lehm. Omphalodes wittmanniana Steven Picotia cappadocica Roem. & Schult. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |