Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga lilacina Duthie subsect. Porophyllum |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2500-4500m |
Description | rosettes flat, open, leaves lorate to linear-oblong, obtuse, succulent, green, flowers 13-16mm across, petals with branched violet veins, anthers red-violet |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, cushion |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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