Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga cintrana Kuzinsky ex Willk. sect. Saxifraga |
Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 39: 318 (1889) |
Native Range | cw. Portugal |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 400-600m |
Description | basal leaves orbiculate, crenate to pinnatifid, carnose, glandular, long petiolate, flowers 3-8 in panicle, sepals deltate, petals 7-10mm long, obovate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga granulata ssp. hochstetteri (Engl.) Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga granulata var. hochstetteri Engl. Saxifraga hochstetteri (Engl.) Cout. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal) |