Family | TROPAEOLACEAE |
Genus species | Tropaeolum sessilifolium Poepp. & Endl. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-3400m |
Description | pubescent, leaves shortly petiolate, palmatipinnate, segments 5, broadly lanceolate, floral pedicels long, floral spur cylindrical, sepals acute, petals spathulate, entire |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | rose, pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Chile Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | TROPAEOLACEAE
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