Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria hypericina Poepp. ex Benth. |
Bibliography | Prodr. 10: 222 (1846) |
Native Range | c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-3000m |
Description | branchlets viscid, leaves linear, crowded, 10-25mm long, revolute, coriacous, flowers in small cyme, 1cm long, lower lip vertical |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | lemmon yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Fagelia hypericina (Poepp. ex Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |