Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Eritrichium minimum (Brand) H.Hara |
Bibliography | J. Jap. Bot. 51: 9 (1976) |
Native Range | c. China to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4600-4900m |
Description | leaves petiolate, oblanceolate, 7-15mm, white appressed pubescent, stem leaves small, inflorescence racemose, 3-10-flowered, 2-4cm, corolla campanulate-tubular, ca. 5mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Eritrichium lasiocarpum W.T.Wang Hackelia minima Brand |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |