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Incarvillea
younghusbandii
Short perennial herb of
10 to 20cm tall, erect long rhizome.
Stoloniform leaf, pinnately divided. Short
raceme, terminal; reddish purple (rarely
pink) corolla, 5¡«6cm long.
Flowering: June to July.
Heliophiles, cold and poorness tolerant.
Chinese endemic. Extensive distribution on
the Tibet plateau. 4000 to 5000m, steppe
or scree. Qinghai. Other ornamental
Incarvillea in Tibet: I. compacta,
integrifolial; I.lutea, yellow flower; I.
beresowskii, golden yellow flower; I.
altissima, light red.
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