Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga virgularis Harry Sm. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 246 (1960) |
Native Range | n. Myanmar |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3900-4000m |
Description | basal leaves 15mm, petiolate, narrowly elliptic, on margins long white hirsute, obtuse, stem leaves narrowly linear, glabrous, flowers solitary, sepals ovate, petals 6-8mm |
Size | 7-20cm |
Color | bright orange |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |