Rock Garden Plants
Oreocharis benthamii C.B.Clarke  
Home
Families
Genus
Territory
Habitat
Synonyms
Types
Galery
Info
FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesOreocharis benthamii C.B.Clarke 
BibliographyMonogr. Phan. [A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle] 5: 63 (1883)
Native Rangese. China
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude200-1400m
Descriptionacaulescent, leaves petiolate, elliptic to orbiculate, 3-17cm, adaxially densely puberulent, cordate or cuneate, subentire, cymes 8-15-flowered, corolla 1-2cm
Size5-20cm
Colorpurple, blue
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
division in spring and late summer; leaf cuttings in summer
SynonymsDidymocarpus oreocharis Hance
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHS China Southeast)
Version 10.0
(c) 1990-2025 RNDr. Pavel Slabý