Rock Garden Plants
Astragalus rubrifolius V.V.Nikitin ex Kovalevsk. sect. Caprini 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus rubrifolius V.V.Nikitin ex Kovalevsk. sect. Caprini
BibliographyOpred. Rast. Sred. Azii 6: 354 (1981)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptionacaulescent, densely white to reddish hirsute, leaves 15-23cm, leaflets 10-13pairs, remote, 7-18mm, obovate, inflorescence pedunculate, lax, 5-6-flowered, corolla 3cm
Size25-30cm
Coloryellow, turning red
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan)
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