Family | ESCALLONIACEAE |
Genus species | Valdivia gayana J.Rémy |
Bibliography | Fl. Chil. [C.Gay] 3: 43 (1848) |
Native Range | s. Chile (Los Lagos) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 0-300m |
Description | leaves obovate-spathulate, acuminate, rugose, coarsely double serrate, abaxially scabrous, to 18cm long, raceme very short, in the midst of leaf rosettes |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Valdivia gayana var. hollermayeri Gunckel Vadivia gayana var. robusta Gunckel |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLS Chile South) |