Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga ludlowii Harry Sm. subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 113 (1958) |
Native Range | e. & s. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4300-4800m |
Description | leaves 7-10mm, spathulate-linear, subacute, in upper part ciliate, flowers solitary, 2-3cm across, sepals russet, petals orbiculate-obovate, 1cm long |
Size | 3-4cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |