Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Myosotis exarrhena F.Muell. |
Bibliography | Syst. Census Austral. Pl., Suppl. 4: 7 (1889) |
Native Range | se. Australia, Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-1200m |
Description | leaves lanceolate to narrowly oblong, 6-9cm long, shortly petiolate, appressed long hirsute, flowers 7-10mm across in cyme, elongate in fruit; fragrant |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Exarrhena suaveolens R.Br. Myosotis suaveolens (R.Br.) Poir. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |