Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla nepalensis Hook. |
Synonyms | Potentilla guilelmiwaldemarii Klotzsch |
Potentilla mayana Booth ex Schltdl, | |
Potentilla tonguei W.H.Baxter | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 2000-3000m |
Description | lower leaves quinate, petals double so long as calyx, outer sepals elliptic, after flowering more growing and longer than the inner |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
Territory |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
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