Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Polygala oedipus Speg. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | densely leafy, subglabrous, leaves alternate, oblanceolate or obovate, cuneate, acute, flowers few in terminal head, outer sepals whitish, petals linear, obtuse |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white, yellowish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | POLYGALACEAE
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