Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Pyrola picta Sm. |
Synonyms | Pyrola blanda Andres |
Pyrola conardiana Andres | |
Pyrola paradoxa Andres | |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 400-3000m |
Description | leaves dark green, white or grey veined, broadly ovate, flowers in narrow raceme, petals 4-6mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | greenish white, pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible division in early spring; cuttings in early and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (South Dakota ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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