Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Petrocosmea minor Hemsl. |
Synonyms | Petrocosmea henryi Craib |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 1000-2200m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, rhombic to ovate, 1-2cm, abaxially densely puberulent, cuneate, crenate or serrate, cymes 1-2-flowered, peduncles white puberulent |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring and in late summer; leaf cuttings in summ |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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