Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Acaulimalva dryadifolia (Solms) Krapov. |
Synonyms | Malvastrum dryadifolium Solms |
Malvastrum hauthalii Ulbr. | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4000-4600m |
Description | flowers solitary, pedicellate, forming compact tuft in the centre of each rosette, petals 20-23mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bluish white, pale violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C rosette cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | MALVACEAE
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