Family | MONTIACEAE |
Genus species | Calandrinia affinis Gillies ex Arn. |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1500-4500m |
Description | leaves narrowly linear to linear-lanceolate, glabrous, bright green, 4-14cm, flowers with golden yellow centre, over 4cm across, sometimes in cluster, sepals carnose |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | brilliant white, pink |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings of rosettes in summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | MONTIACEAE
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