Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Petrocosmea iodioides Hemsl. |
Habitat | shady rocks and woods |
Altitude | 1100-2500m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, suborbiculate, 2-4cm, abaxially sericeous, cordate, dentate or serrate, broadly acute, cymes 2-4-flowered, peduncles puberulent |
Size | 4-8cm |
Color | blue-purple |
Bloom | spring |
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 , China Southeast) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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