Cicerbita (Asteraceae) BWJ7891

sp. from China

From a delving tap root a clump forming species with upright slender stems to 90cm tall, that produces strong lobed leaves. Above which are borne sizeable partly pendant mauve-blue multi petalled ray-flowers July-Oct. Spread 40cm. Best grown in full sun in a drained soil. My collection from Longzhoushan in a remote area of Sichuan China.