Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Oenothera acaulis Cav. sect. Lavauxia |
Bibliography | Icon. 4: 68 (1798) |
Native Range | c. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-2600m |
Description | leaves oblanceolate, 10-20cm long, pinnatisect, terminal segment often red variegate, flowers fragrant, in axils of upper leaves, to 7cm across, flowering in late afternoon |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white, fading pink |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lavauxia cuspidata Spach Lavauxia mutica Spach Oenothera acaulis var. caulescens C.Presl Oenothera acaulis var. grandiflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze Oenothera acaulis var. major Ser. Oenothera anisoloba Sweet Oenothera grandiflora Ruiz & Pav. Oenothera perampla Graham Oenothera taraxacifolia Sweet |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |