Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Haberlea rhodopensis Friv. |
Synonyms | Haberlea ferdinandi-coburgi Urum. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-1950m |
Description | leaves subglabrous, ovate-oblong, coarsely dentate, obtuse, flowers 2-4, scapose, from centre of leaf rosette, pentamerous, tubular, throat white, yellow punctate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | bright lilac |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring and in late summer; leaf cuttings in summ |
Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria , Greece) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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