Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Lithotoma petraea (F.Muell.) E.B.Knox |
Bibliography | Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 111: 11101 (2014) |
Native Range | Australia |
Primary Biome | Seasonally Dry Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves ovate to lanceolate, 3-8cm long, coarsely dentate and lobate, flowers ca. 3cm across |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | white, bluish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring and fall; basal cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Isotoma petraea F. Muell. Isotoma petraea f. coerulea Siebert & Voss Laurentia petraea (F.Muell.) E.Wimm. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, NTA Northern Territory, QLD Queensland, SOA South Australia, VIC Victoria, WAU Western Australia) |