Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga sempervivum K.Koch subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Linnaea 19: 40 (1846) |
Native Range | Balkan Peninsula to nw. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1600-1900m |
Description | rosettes 10-28mm wide, leaves linear to spathulate, glaucous, distinctly incrusted, floral stems long, red glandular hirsute, petals 2-3mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga gouanii f. cernagorica N.Terracc. Saxifraga media var. sibthorpiana Griseb. Saxifraga porophylla var. sibthorpiana (Griseb.) Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga thessalica Schott & al. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |