Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria luxurians Witasek |
Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 56: 14 (1906) |
Native Range | w. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2100m |
Description | leaves only basal, shortly petiolate, oval, serrate, rugose, grey sericeous, thick, floral scapes lanate, flowers of 4, corolla 8-12mm, glabrous, emaculate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Calceolaria biflora var. obtusifolia (Kunze ex Walp. & Schauer) Clos Calceolaria cana var. pannosa (Phil.) Reiche Calceolaria filicaulis ssp. luxurians (Witasek) C.Ehrh. Calceolaria obtusifolia Kunze ex Walp. & Schauer Calceolaria pannosa Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |