Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria alba Ruiz & Pav. |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-1200m |
Description | densely branched, densely leafy, viscid, glabrous, leaves linear, sessile and acute, 5cm long, flowers in cylindrical thyrsus, both lips orbiculate, subconnate |
Size | 40-80cm |
Color | white, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru ) Southern South America (Chile Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CALCEOLARIACEAE
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