Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla purpurea (Royle) Hook.f. |
Synonyms | Sibbaldia purpurea Royle |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-5600m |
Description | stems procumbent, leaves quinate, leaflets elliptic to obovate, silvery hirsute, to 1cm long, flowers 4-5mm across, in lax cluster |
Size | 4-10cm |
Color | purplish red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer and fall |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
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