Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga thiantha Harry Sm. subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 111 (1958) |
Native Range | e. Himalaya (Bhutan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3900-5000m |
Description | leaves spathulate-linear, 6-7mm long, flowers solitary, relatively large, petals 8mm long, obovate |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | sulphur yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |