Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Nototriche vargasii Krapov. |
Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 5: 73 (1953) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2800-4600m |
Description | leaves pinnatisect, to 5cm long, adaxially stellate-hirsute, flowers with 7-8mm long tube, petals obovate, 4mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bright red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |