Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Lagochilus platyacanthus Rupr. |
Bibliography | Sert. Tiansch. [F.von der Osten-Saken & F.J.Ruprecht]: 68 (1869) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | petioles winged, leaves rhombic, with upper part rounded, pinnatipartite, segments ciliate, acute, whorls 4-8-flowered, bracts aristate-spinescent, flowers 2cm long |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C division in spring; cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Lagochilus affinis Rupr. Lagochilus iliensis C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan Lagochilus keminensis Isakov Lagochilus macrodontus Knorring Lagochilus platyacanthus var. microcalyx Tzurkev. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |