Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Telesonix jamesii (Torr.) Raf. |
Bibliography | Fl. Tellur. 2: 69 (1837) |
Native Range | Colorado to nc. New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 3000-5000m |
Description | leaves mainly basal, thinly petiolate, reniform, double crenate, 2-5cm wide, panicle 5-25-flowered, petals over 3mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | purplish red |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Boykinia jamesii (Torr.) Engl. Saxifraga jamesiana Walp. Saxifraga jamesii Torr. Therofon jamesii (Torr.) Wheelock |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |