Family | MAZACEAE |
Genus species | Mazus radicans (Hook.f.) Cheeseman |
Bibliography | Man. New Zealand Fl.: 486 (1906) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Description | stems rooting, leaves crowded, obovate, obtuse, scabrous, bronze, flowers small, solitary, pentamerous, violet variegate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Mimulus radicans Hook.f. Ourisia montana Buchanan |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |