Family | GUNNERACEAE |
Genus species | Gunnera hamiltonii Kirk ex W.S.Ham. |
Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 17: 292 (1885) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | leaves in rosette, broadly ovate, dentate, bronze-green, drupe 3mm long, red |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | insignificant |
Bloom | autumn |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |