Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Ourisia chamaedrifolia Benth. trib. Angelonieae |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 10: 493 (1846) |
Native Range | nw. Venezuela to w. South America |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Altitude | 2500-5000m |
Description | rooting, leaves narrowly ovate to oblong-spathulate, 5-10mm, subcrenate, petiolate, inflorescence axillary, flowers 10-15mm long, tube rose |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink, purple, red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Ourisia chamaedrifolia var. elegans Wedd. Ourisia rupicola Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |