Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga sphaeradena Harry Sm. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 235 (1960) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2300-5000m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, cordate-ovate, 2-3cm, glabrous, acute, stem leaves subamplexicaule, cyme 2-5-flowered, sepals patent, ovate, petals orange variegate, 1cm long |
Size | 10-17cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |