Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga blepharophylla A.Kern. ex Hayek sect. Porphyrion |
Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 52: 329 (1902) |
Native Range | ne. Alps |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | caespitose, leaves opposite, imbricate, deccusate, sessile, obovate, carnose, in upper part 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. blepharophylla (A.Kern. ex Hayek) Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga oppositifolia var. blepharophylla (A.Kern. ex Hayek) Vollm. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria) |