Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga praetermissa D.A.Webb sect. Saxifraga |
Habitat | snow patches |
Altitude | 1800-2900m |
Description | weakly hirsute, leaves oblong to orbiculate, to 1cm long, 3-5-lobate, flowers 1cm across, 1-3, petals 4-5mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, cushion |
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. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (France , Spain) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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