Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga rudolphiana Hornsch. sect. Porphyrion |
Bibliography | Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. [W.D.J.Koch]: 269 (1836) |
Native Range | e. Alps, e. & s. Carpathians |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | densely caespitose, leaves opposite, imbricate, obovate, obtuse, abaxially flat, upper leaves and sepals glandular ciliate, flowers terminal, solitary, petals obovate |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga oppositifolia ssp. rudolphiana (Hornsch.) Nyman |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, ROM Romania) |