Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga caesia L. sect. Porphyrion |
Synonyms | Chondrosea caesia (L.) Haw. |
Saxifraga patens Gaudin | |
Saxifraga recurvifolia Lapeyr. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | leaves blue-green, curvate, Ca pores 5-7, oblong-spathulate, 3-6mm long, stem leaves few, flowers 1-5, petals obovate, 5-veined, double so long as calyx |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, cushion |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Italy , Yugoslavia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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