Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Jepsonia heterandra Eastw. |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 201 (1905) |
Native Range | California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 50-600m |
Description | leaves orbiculate, cordate, shallowly lobate and dentate, inflorescence lax, 5-15-flowered, pedicels rose or red, sepals rose, petals 4-6mm, red veined |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | autumn |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 16-18°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Jepsonia parryi var. heterandra (Eastw.) Jeps. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |