Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Lysipomia sphagnophila Griseb. ex Wedd. |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 2: 15 (1875) |
Native Range | Colombia to Peru |
Primary Biome | Wet Tropical |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 3100-4400m |
Description | rosettes 15mm across, leaves linear, obtuse, carnose, minutely ciliate, flowers shorter than leaves, four calyx lobes equal, triangular, the 5th linear and longer |
Size | 1-3cm |
Color | blue, white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in spring |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |