Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Ourisia serpyllifolia Benth. trib. Angelonieae |
Synonyms | Ourisia melospermoides Phil. |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 1500-2200m |
Description | minutely pubescent, leaves subsessile, ovate, sparsely dentate, at base tapered to short petiole, flowers solitary, calyx lobes oblong, corolla to 25mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | decumbent subshrub |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Chile Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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