Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola sempervivum Gay |
Bibliography | Fl. Chil. 1: 226 (1846) |
Native Range | c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-3500m |
Description | taproot, solid rosettes, leaves orbiculate-spathulate, margins membranous, denticulate , flowers ca. 15mm across, spur thin, 9mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellowish |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring rosette cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |