Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria cana Cav. |
Bibliography | Icon. 5: 27 (1799) |
Native Range | c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks and woods |
Altitude | 600-2500m |
Description | leaves oblong-lanceolate to obovate, sessile, adaxially white arachnose-lanate, inflorescence cymose, 4-8-flowered, corolla variegate, throat yellowish |
Size | 30-50cm |
Color | pink, purple |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Calceolaria chillanensis Montero Fagelia cana (Cav.) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |