Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Sarmienta scandens (J.D.Brandis) Pers. |
Bibliography | Syn. Pl. 1: 13 (1805) |
Native Range | c. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 0-1400m |
Description | leaves in opposite pairs, obovate to elliptic, 10-25mm, subcarnose, flowers solitary, axillary, 2-3cm long, with long, exserted anthers |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | crimson |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring and late summer; leaf cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Sarmienta repens Ruiz & Pav. Urceolaria chilensis Molina Urceolaria scandens J.D.Brandis |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |