Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana boelckei Rossow |
Bibliography | Parodiana 8: 1 (1993) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1500-2000m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, suborbiculate, conduplicate, abaxially white tomentose, adaxially subglabrous, rounded, flowers in dense head |
Size | 7-12cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central) |