Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga iranica Bornm. subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 6: 619 (1906) |
Native Range | n. & nc. Iran |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4000-4300m |
Description | rosettes flat, leaves obtuse, oblong-obovate, green, densely white hirsute, flowers 2cm across in sparse umbel, turning pink and purple, anthers yellow |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
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 | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |