Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana saxicola C.A.Mey. |
Bibliography | Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer.: 49 (1831) |
Native Range | Caucasus to ne. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-3300m |
Description | basal leaves oblong or ovate, entire, the upper petiolate, trifid or tripartite, segments linear or oblong, flowers in compact corymb |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Valeriana utkinii Kapeller |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |