Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana pyrolifolia Decne. |
Synonyms | Valeriana bracteata Royle |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 2300-4500m |
Description | basal leaves suborbiculate or reniform, crenate, pilose, petiolate, stem leaves similar, smaller, sessile, flowers in compact corymbose head or cyme |
Size | 5-35cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CAPRIFOLIACEAE
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