Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria volckmannii Phil. |
Bibliography | Linnaea 33: 218 (1865) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to sc. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks and woods |
Altitude | 1000-2500m |
Description | leaves oblong-ovate, obtuse, to 8cm, glandular pubescent, entire, inflorescence paired cyme with 1-6 flowers, flowers with distinct lips, 10-18mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Calceolaria benthamii Phil. Calceolaria bigemina Phil. Calceolaria poeppigiana Phil. Fagelia volckmannii (Phil.) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central) |