Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Pieris nana (Maxim.) Makino |
Synonyms | Andromeda nana Maxim. |
Cassiope oxycoccoides A.Gray | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 400-3000m |
Description | leaves 5-8mm, oblong or ovate, dark green, margins revolute, flowers verticillate of 2-3 in short racemes, fragrant, corolla in mouth conspicuosly constricted |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | shrub, carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Kuril Is. ) Eastern Asia (Japan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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