Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum
Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum (Boraginaceae) 100 21
Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum (Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum), the purple gromwell, is a herbaceous perennial rhizomatous plant of the genus Aegonychon, belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
This species is widespread in the British Isles, in central Europe up to South Russia and in Mediterranean countries from Spain to eastern Turkey.
These plants occur in dry and warm forests with sparse deciduous vegetation, in the meadows on the edge of the wood, in hedgerows and scrublands. They prefer calcareous soils rich in humus, at an altitude of 0–1,800 meters above sea level.
It is a bushy plant that reaches on average 20–60 centimeters of height. The stem is hairy, erect and unbranched. Leaves are dark green and lanceolate to narrow-elliptic, with a prominent midrib on the underside.
The blossoms are purple-reddish, then the color of the flowers turns into a deep blue. The flowering period extends from April to June.
From Wikipedia.
Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum
Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum (Boraginaceae) 100 21
Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum (Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum), the purple gromwell, is a herbaceous perennial rhizomatous plant of the genus Aegonychon, belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
This species is widespread in the British Isles, in central Europe up to South Russia and in Mediterranean countries from Spain to eastern Turkey.
These plants occur in dry and warm forests with sparse deciduous vegetation, in the meadows on the edge of the wood, in hedgerows and scrublands. They prefer calcareous soils rich in humus, at an altitude of 0–1,800 meters above sea level.
It is a bushy plant that reaches on average 20–60 centimeters of height. The stem is hairy, erect and unbranched. Leaves are dark green and lanceolate to narrow-elliptic, with a prominent midrib on the underside.
The blossoms are purple-reddish, then the color of the flowers turns into a deep blue. The flowering period extends from April to June.
From Wikipedia.