Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Rhodiola marginata Grierson |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 42: 109 (1984) |
Native Range | e. Himalaya (Bhutan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems densely papilose, leaves crowded at apex of stems, obovate to suborbiculate, 3-7mm, rounded, pale green, inflorescence 3-20-flowered, petals ovate, 1-2mm |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | reddish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring and in late summer; cuttings in summer |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |