Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Polemonium grandiflorum Benth. |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 9: 317 (1845) |
Native Range | Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-4000m |
Description | stems branched, densely leafy, leaves pinnate, segments ovate to lanceolate, to 2cm, flowers in small fascicles, sometimes solitary, broadly infundibuliform, 25-35mm long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | lilac |
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, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Polemonium ehrenbergii Brand Polemonium grandiflorum var. luteum (Greene) Brand Polemonium luteum Greene |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXS Mexico Southwest) |