Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Petrocosmea mairei H.Lév. |
Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 25: 24 (1915) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 1900-2600m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, suborbiculate, 1-3cm, abaxially densely puberulent, cuneate, at apex crenate, acute, round, flowers solitary, peduncles pilose |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring and late summer; leaf cuttings in summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |