Family | SOLANACEAE |
Genus species | Petunia patagonica (Speg.) Millán |
Synonyms | Nierembergia patagonica Speg. |
Habitat | cold steppes |
Altitude | 0-1000m |
Description | leaves dense, yellow to bronze-green, linear to narrowly spathulate, viscid-glandular, shiny, rigid, 2-3mm long, flowers 2cm long and 10-15mm acorss |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | pale violet, yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SOLANACEAE
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