Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla apennina Ten. |
Bibliography | Fl. Napol. 1(Prodr.): XXX (1811) |
Native Range | Italy to w. Balkan Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1000-2500m |
Description | densely silvery hirsute, leaves ternate, leaflets entire, petals entire, flowers 10-15mm across |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Fragariastrum apenninum (Ten.) Kechaykin & Shmakov Potentilla apennina f. skelensis Jáv. Potentilla bocconei Nestl. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |