Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Rhodiola prainii (Raym.-Hamet) H.Ohba |
Bibliography | J. Jap. Bot. 51: 386 (1976) |
Native Range | Tibet to e. & c Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2200-4600m |
Description | lower leaves black-brown, linear, stem leaves 4, verticillate, oblong-elliptic to orbiculate, glabrous, obtuse, corymb 13-18-flowered, sepals triangular |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | red, pink, white |
Bloom | 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 |
Synonyms | Rhodiola petiolata (Fröd.) S.H.Fu Sedum petiolatum Fröd. Sedum prainii Raym.-Hamet |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |