Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga rhaetica (A.Kern. ex Engl.) A.Kern. sect. Ligulatae |
Bibliography | Sched. Fl. Exs. Austro-Hung. 4: 29 (1886) |
Native Range | ne. Italy |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | caespitose, leaves in rosette, ligulate to oblanceolate, at base densely ciliate, apically finely dentate, obtuse, inflorescence paniculate, petals red punctate |
Size | 20-60cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga hostii var. rhaetica A.Kern. ex Engl. Saxifraga hostii ssp. rhaetica (A.Kern. ex Engl.) Braun-Blanq. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |