| Family | DIAPENSIACEAE |
| Genus species | Diapensia purpurea Diels |
| Synonyms | Diapensia bulleyana Forrest ex Diels |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 2600-4500m |
| Description | leaves alternate, crowded, spathulate-elliptic or oblong, 3-4mm long, obtuse, entire, flowers solitary, terminal, 8-10mm long, tubular, lobes orbiculate |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | pinkish red |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | DIAPENSIACEAE
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