Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga maderensis D.Don sect. Saxifraga |
Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 414 (1822) |
Native Range | Madeira |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
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 | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny 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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (MDR Madeira) |