Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Oreocharis billburttii Mich.Möller & W.H.Chen |
Bibliography | Gard. Bull. Singapore 66: 200 (2014) |
Native Range | se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 2800-3700m |
Description | basal rosette of ovate to lanceolate, bright green leaves, margins crenate, flowers on brownish stem, tubular, in mouth constricted, inside orange variegate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | orange, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring and late summer; leaf cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Briggsia aurantiaca B.L.Burtt |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |