Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Petrocosmea grandiflora Hemsl. |
Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 115 (1895) |
Native Range | sc. China (se. Yunnan) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 1900-2000m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, lanceolate, 1-7cm, abaxially sericeous hirsute, cuneate, shallowly crenate, acute, cymes 1-3-flowered, peduncles pilose |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | autumn, winter |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring and late summer; leaf cuttings in summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |