Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria fothergillii Aiton |
Synonyms | Calceolaria cavanillesii Pers. ex Steud. |
Calceolaria neeana Spreng. | |
Calceolaria obovata Stokes | |
Habitat | cold steppes |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | leaves entire, spathulate, grey, hirsute, flowers solitary, stem with a pair of leaves, corolla large, on lower lip red variegate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | sulphur yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Antarctic
Subantarctic Islands (Falkland Is.) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CALCEOLARIACEAE
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