Family | HYPERICACEAE |
Genus species | Hypericum cassiopiforme N.Robson sect. Brathys |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2400-2500m |
Description | leaves sessile, imbricate, 7-8mm, oblanceolate, shiny, yellowish green, subcoriaceous, acute, cuneate, flowers solitary, ca. 25mm, sepals acute, petals obovate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow, reddish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | HYPERICACEAE
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