Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga maderensis D.Don sect. Saxifraga |
Synonyms | Saxifraga pickeringii C.Simon |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1000-1400m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, reniform, 5-lobate, each lobe with 3-5 crenulae, flowers 5-7, showy, petals 8-10mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, cushion |
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 division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Macaronesia (Madeira) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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