Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Petrocosmea sinensis Oliv. |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 400-1700m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, broadly rhombic to suborbiculate, 1-3cm, densely pilose, cuneate, entire, solitary, peduncles puberulent, corolla inside glabrous |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | purple, blue |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring and in late summer; leaf cuttings in summ |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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