| Family | TROPAEOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Tropaeolum tricolor Sweet |
| Synonyms | Tropaeolum discolorum Sweet |
| Tropaeolum elegans G.Don | |
| Tropaeolum incrassatum Steud. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-2800m |
| Description | stems to 1m long, leaves palmatipinnate, segments 5-7, obovate, flowers ca. 3cm long, spur long orange-red, sepals crimson |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C division of resting tubers |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Chile Central , Chile North , Chile South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | TROPAEOLACEAE
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