Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Heuchera maxima Greene |
Bibliography | Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2(6): 149 (1886) |
Native Range | sw. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | stems viscid, leaves petiolate, pentagonal, deeply 5-lobate, deeply cordate, crenate, obtuse, abaxially glandular viscid, adaxially glabrous, inflorescence dense |
Size | 9-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |