Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Cyananthus microphyllus Edgew. |
Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 81 (1846) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to c. & w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2900-5000m |
Description | stems procumbent, reddish, hirsute, leaves entire, dark green, narrow, ovate, at base rounded, flowers solitary, tube spherical, petals spreading, inside pale blue hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bluish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring and fall; basal cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Cyananthus linifolius Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson Cyananthus nepalensis Kitam. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |