Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Didymocarpus mengtze W.W.Sm. |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 1200-2700m |
Description | leaves opposite, petiolate, elliptic to ovate, adaxially pilose, eglandular, dentate or serrate, acute or obtuse, cymes 5-11-flowered, corolla ca. 2cm long, glabrous |
Size | 11-20cm |
Color | purple, purple red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring and in late summer; leaf cuttings in summ |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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