Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Dracocephalum stamineum Kar. & Kir. |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 423 (1842) |
Native Range | Afghanistan to w. Himalaya and w. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1700-4500m |
Description | leaves petiolate, broadly ovate, 8-13mm, cordate, crenate, floral whorls crowded in head, flowers ca. 8mm long, stamens distinctly exserted |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
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, 10-16°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Dracocephalum pulchellum Briq. Fedtschenkiella staminea (Kar. & Kir.) Kudr. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |