Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Kelseya uniflora (S.Watson) Rydb. |
Bibliography | Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 207 (1900) |
Native Range | nw. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1800-3500m |
Description | leaves crowded, imbricate, elliptic-oblanceolate to obovate, 2-4mm, finely sericeous, grey-green, petals oblong, 2-3mm long, anthers red-purple |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Eriogynia uniflora S.Watson Luetkea uniflora (S.Watson) Kuntze Spiraea uniflora (S.Watson) Piper |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) |