Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Scutellaria altaica Ledeb. ex Sweet |
Bibliography | Brit. Fl. Gard. 1: 45 (1823) |
Native Range | Altay to Central Asia and Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1600-2500m |
Description | stems deep red, leaves ovate, 1-2cm, sparsely pubescent, irregurarly dentate to crenate, raceme 35mm long, bracts broadly ovate, flowers 22-25mm long, outside pubescent |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | violet, yellowish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Scutellaria altaicola C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |