Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Ourisia microphylla Poepp. & Endl. trib. Angelonieae |
Bibliography | Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 3 (1835) |
Native Range | w. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 800-2200m |
Description | leaves dense, 4-rowed, ovate, acute, sessile, flowers solitary, axillary and terminal, shortly pedicellate, numerous, ca. 1cm across and with tube 5mm long, |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Ourisia microphylla f. alba R.Rolfe |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |