Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla kionaea Halácsy |
Bibliography | Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 38: 751 (1888) |
Native Range | sc. Greece |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1800-2500m |
Description | leaves ternate, leaflets 4-8mm, broadly obovate, at apex with 3-9 teeth, silvery sericeous, flowers 1-3, sepals ovate, petals 8mm long, longer than calyx |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Fragariastrum kionaeum (Halácsy) Kechaykin & Shmakov Potentilla apennina ssp. kionaea (Halácsy) Maire & Petitm. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |