Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga nipponica Makino sect. Irregulares |
Synonyms | Sekika nipponica (Makino) H.Hara |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Description | leaves long petiolate, blade suborbiculate, 2-7cm wide, with 9-12 shallow lobes, inflorescence paniculate, flowers 10-20, two lower petals longer |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia (Japan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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