| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Podonosma orientalis (L.) Feinbrun |
| Synonyms | Cerinthe orientalis L. |
| Onosma orientalis (L.) L. | |
| Onosma syriaca Labill. | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 600-1200m |
| Description | long hirsute, leaves ovate to lanceolate, sessile, acuminate, inflorescence initially dense, later elongate, corolla 10-13mm long, cylindrical, lobes elongate, revolute |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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