Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Oreocharis billburttii Mich.Möller & W.H.Chen |
Synonyms | Briggsia aurantiaca B.L.Burtt |
Habitat | shady rocks and woods |
Altitude | 2800-3700m |
Description | basal rosette of ovate to lanceolate, bright green leaves, margins crenate, flowers on brownish stem, tubular, in mouth constricted, inside orange variegate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | orange, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring and in late summer; leaf cuttings in summ |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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