Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga media Gouan subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Ill. Observ. Bot.: 27 (1773) |
Native Range | c. & e. Pyrenees |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1200-2700m |
Description | dwarf, blue-green, leaves in compact rosettes, 7-20mm, narrowly oblong, acute, at base pink, flowers 4-6mm in slender spike, petals short, calyx deep red |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
Bloom | spring |
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 |
Synonyms | Chondrosea calyciflora (Lapeyr.) Haw. Saxifraga calyciflora Lapeyr. Saxifraga diapensioides Lapeyr. Saxifraga gouanii f. media (Gouan) A.Terracc. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |