Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Ourisia elegans Phil. trib. Angelonieae |
Bibliography | Linnaea 30: 197 (1859) |
Native Range | c. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves long petiolate, cordate, rounded, pinnatilobate, bicrenate, abaxially glabrous, flowers numerous in raceme, calyx glabrous, lobes of corolla narrow, elongate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | bright red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Ourisia coccinea ssp. elegans (Phil.) Meudt Ourisia coccinea var. elegans (Phil.) Reiche Ourisia coccinea var. minor Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |