Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla atrosanguinea G.Lodd |
Bibliography | Bot. Cab. 8: t. 786 (1823) |
Native Range | Tibet to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 2300-4500m |
Description | leaves ternate, long petiolate, leaflets ovate to elliptic, coarsely dentate, 2-5cm long, abaxially silvery hirsute, flowers 2-4cm across. in lax cluster |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | orange, red, yellow |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Potentilla argyrophylla var. atrosanguinea (G.Lodd.) Hook.f. Potentilla atrisanguinea Th.Wolf Potentilla atropurpurea de Vriese Potentilla atrosanguinea var. gibsonii Bergmans |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |