Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga cintrana Kuzinsky ex Willk. sect. Saxifraga |
Synonyms | Saxifraga hochstetteri (Engl.) P.Cout. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 400-600m |
Description | basal leaves orbiculate, crenate to pinnatifid, carnose, glandular, long petiolate, flowers 3-8 in panicle, sepals deltate, petals 7-10mm long, obovate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Portugal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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