Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla haematochrus Lehm. |
Bibliography | Index Seminum (HBG, Hamburgensis) 1836: 6 (1836) |
Native Range | Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | woody-based, stems long hirsute, basal leaves palmatipinnate, leaflets 7, oblanceolate, crenate, 4-7cm, yellowish sericeous, petals obcordate, ca. 8mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | deep red |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Potentilla haematochroa Walp. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXS Mexico Southwest) |