Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria cerasifolia Benth. |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 10: 218 (1846) |
Native Range | n. & c. Peru |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 2100-4200m |
Description | branchlets glabrescent, leaves ovate or lanceolate, serrate, glabrous, coriaceous, nitid, flowers in lax corymb, calyx lobes membranous, corolla 13-17mm long |
Size | 30-95cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Calceolaria nivalis ssp. cerasifolia (Benth.) Molau Fagelia cerasifolia (Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |