Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Dicentra uniflora Kellogg |
Habitat | snow patches |
Altitude | 1500-3300m |
Description | grey-green, leaves long petiolate, blades palmately ternate, segments bipinnatipartite, ultimate pinnae oblanceolate, flowers solitary, inner petals apically purple |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. over 1 year, 13-16°C division when dormant |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada , Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PAPAVERACEAE
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