Family | TROPAEOLACEAE |
Genus species | Tropaeolum azureum Bertero ex Colla |
Bibliography | Nuovo Giorn. Lett., Sci. 24: 147 (1832) |
Native Range | c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 0-2500m |
Description | stems thin, leaves glabrous, small, pinnatipartite, segments 5-7, linear or obovate, mucronate, flowers solitary, sepals narrowly oblong, obtuse |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bluish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Rixea azurea (Bertero ex Colla) C.Morren Tropaeolum aureum Müll.Berol. Tropaeolum azureum var. angustilobum Buchenau Tropaeolum azureum var. grandiflorum Van Houtte Tropaeolum azureum var. oblongifolium Buchenau Tropaeolum violiflorum A.Dietr. Trophaeum aureum (Müll.Berol.) Kuntze Trophaeum azureum (Bertero ex Colla) Kuntze Trophaeum violiflorum (A.Dietr.) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |