Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga crustata Vest sect. Ligulatae |
Synonyms | Saxifraga crustacea Hoppe |
Saxifraga kerneri Beck | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | subalpine |
Description | leaves lorate, acute, 15-60mm long, grey, incrusted, flowers 8-11mm across, in narrow, shortly ramose panicle, petals often red punctate |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, cushion |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
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 ) 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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