Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Corallodiscus conchifolius Batalin |
Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 12: 176 (1892) |
Native Range | c. China to se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2100-3300m |
Description | leaves obovate to rhombic or suborbiculate, 6-12mm long, flowers solitary, 6-12mm long |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring and late summer; leaf cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Ceratodiscus conchifolius Batalin Corallodiscus forrestii (J.Anthony) B.L.Burtt Didissandra forrestii J.Anthony |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHT Tibet) |