Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana asplenifolia Killip |
Bibliography | J. Washington Acad. Sci. 21: 352 (1931)<br>¨ |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4500-5000m |
Description | glabrous, basal leaves membranous, in outline lanceolate, pinnate, leaflets 10-15 pairs, ovate, crenate-serrate, sessile, flowers in dense spherical heads producing panicle |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |