Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla valderia L. |
Bibliography | Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1064 (1759) |
Native Range | France to Italy |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1200-2400m |
Description | leaves palmatipinnate, leaflets 7, narrowly obovate, dentate, 15-30mm long, adaxially green or green-grey, abaxially hirsute, flowers 14-17mm, usually in open panicle |
Size | 30-40cm |
Color | 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 | Dasiphora valderia (L.) Raf. Fragaria valderia (L.) Crantz Fragariastrum valderium (L.) Kechaykin & Shmakov Potentilla lanata Lam. Trichothalamus valderia (L.) Spreng. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |