Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana elongata Jacq. |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1400-2200m |
Description | basal leaves long petiolate, ovate, entire, stem leaves shortly petiolate, basally rounded, upper leaves sessile, uppermost leaves often subulate; dioecious |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow, yellowish red |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 |
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 | CAPRIFOLIACEAE
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