Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana convallarioides (Schmale) B.B.Larsen |
Bibliography | Nordic J. Bot. 6: 442 (1986) |
Native Range | Ecuador to Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2200-3800m |
Description | rosettes at apex of procumbent stems, leaves lanceolate to obcordate, 4-15cm, coriaceous, flowers 1-3cm long in capitate clusters |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white, pale pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Phyllactis convallarioides Schmale |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |