Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Didymocarpus villosus D.Don |
Bibliography | Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 123 (1825) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 900-2700m |
Description | leaves elliptic to rhombic, densely villose, irregularly dentate, flowers 2-5, to 22mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | dark purple |
Bloom | 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 division in spring and in late summer; leaf cuttings in summ |
Synonyms | Henckelia villosa Spreng. Roettlera villosa (D.Don) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |