Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria lepidota Kraenzl. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 500-1500m |
Description | hirsute, leaves obovate-oblong, dentate, petiolate, 2cm long, flowers solitary, 15mm, lower lip apically revolute, throat conspicuosly large |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CALCEOLARIACEAE
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