Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Petrocosmea nervosa Craib |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 11: 271 (1919) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 300-3100m |
Description | leaves carnose, ca. 5cm long, obovate to rhombic or broadly spathulate, slightly crenate, densely hirsute, flowers to 16mm long, long pedicellate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue-purple |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C leaf cuttings in summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |