Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga smithiana Irmsch. sect. Ciliatae |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3700-4000m |
Description | stem leaves petiolate, cordate-ovate to narrowly ovate, 1-3cm, glabrous, acuminate, flowers 1-7, sepals reflexed, glabrous, petals orange punctate, elliptic, 5-7mm, obtuse |
Size | 25-35cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central ) Asia-Tropical Indo-China (Myanmar) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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