Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana castellanosii Borsinii |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4200-5000m |
Description | leaves spathulate, flatly petiolate, entire, rounded, glabrous, univeined, stem leaves absent, flowers in compact, terminal cyme |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CAPRIFOLIACEAE
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