Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga portosanctana Boiss. sect. Saxifraga |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 2: 68 (1856) |
Native Range | Madeira |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Description | leaves pale green, thickish, carnose, floral stem flexuous, flowers 2-3, large, conspicuously veined, petals 15mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (MDR Madeira) |