Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana globularis A.Gray |
Synonyms | Valeriana pygmaea Graebn. |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4400-4700m |
Description | glabrous, leaves linear or linear-spathulate, petiolate, 2-4cm, to 3mm wide, entire, flowers in spherical head to 12mm across |
Size | 1-8cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, 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 |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CAPRIFOLIACEAE
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