Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Ceratostigma ulicinum Prain |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 44: 7 (1906) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to Nepal |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3300-4500m |
Description | leaves obovate-lanceolate to linear, 1-2cm long, glabrous, acuminate or acute with small awn, inflorescence subcapitate, flowers 11-13mm, lobes lanceolate-obovate |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in early and late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal) |