Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria caespitosa Molau |
Bibliography | Nordic J. Bot. 4: 653 (1984) |
Native Range | Peru (n. Cajamarca) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3000-3400m |
Description | leaves erect, lanceolate to elliptic, densely silvery sericeous on both faces, flowers 4-12 in cyme, red punctate, throat white, lower lip obovate, 13mm wide |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |