Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana radicalis Clos |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-3200m |
Description | glabrous, leaves crowded at base of stem, orbiculate-spathulate, entire, attenuate to long petiole, inflorescence capitate, in time elongate, bracts linear |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, 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 |
Southern America
Southern South America (Chile Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CAPRIFOLIACEAE
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