Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) DC. |
Bibliography | Prodr. 9: 275 (1845) |
Native Range | China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 100-1100m |
Description | densely hirsute, stem purple red, leaves ovate to narrowly elliptic, upwards smaller, dentate, flowers axillary or in terminal raceme, corolla 30-45mm long, inside yellow-purple |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | purplish red |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Chirita chanetii H.Lév. Digitalis glutinosa Gaertn. Gerardia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Bunge Rehmannia chanetii (H.Lév.) H.Lév. Rehmannia chinensis Libosch. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Rehmannia glutinosa var. hemsleyana Diels Rehmannia glutinosa f. huechingensis (Chao & Shih) P.K.Hsiao Rehmannia glutinosa var. huechingensis Chao & Shih Rehmannia glutinosa f. lutea Y.C.Hu & J.F.Li Rehmannia glutinosa f. purpurea (Makino) Makino Rehmannia glutinosa var. purpurea (Makino) Makino & Nemoto Rehmannia glutinosa var. typica Matsuda Rehmannia lutea var. purpurea Makino Rehmannia sinensis (Buc´hoz) Libosch. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Sparmannia sinensis Buc´hoz |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast) |