Details of genus: Eritrichium [2381]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Alpine forget-me-not
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Family: Boraginaceae
family_ja: ムラサキ
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of approximately 30 species of low-growing tufted or cushion-forming perennials found mostly in high-altitude scree and rock crevices in Europe, the Himalayas, and North America. They are grown mainly for their short, axillary or terminal, raceme-like cymes of blue, occasionally white flowers, similar to forget-me-nots (Myosotis), which are produced from spring to early summer. The leaves are alternate, usually elliptic to linear, softly hairy, and grey-green. E. nanum and the American cushion-forming species are very challenging container plants for an alpine house; other species may be grown in a scree bed or trough, or in tufa.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in an open frame in autumn. Water seedlings very carefully from below. Root basal stem cuttings in summer.
pests_en: Prone to aphids and red spider mites under glass.
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Update Information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Boraginaceae | ムラサキ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Boraginaceae | ムラサキ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Boraginaceae | ムラサキ科 | Show |