Rock Garden Plants
Pyrola calliantha Andres  
Home
Families
Genus
Territory
Habitat
Synonyms
Types
Galery
Info
FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesPyrola calliantha Andres 
BibliographyActa Horti Gothob. 1: 173 (1924)
Native RangeChina to e. Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude700-4100m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, elliptic or ovate, 3-6cm long, coriaceous, entire or crenate, obtuse, flowers 9-13 in raceme, corolla rotate, sepals ligulate, acute, petals 6-10mm long
Size10-25cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
division in early spring; cuttings in early and late summer
SynonymsPyrola andresii Křísa
Pyrola calliantha var. tibetana (Andres) Y.L.Chou
Pyrola hopeiensis Nakai
Pyrola rockii Křísa
Pyrola rotundifolia ssp. chinensis (Andres) Andres
Pyrola rotundifolia var. chinensis Andres
Pyrola rotundifolia var. communis Andres
Pyrola rotundifolia var. laurifolia Andres
Pyrola rotundifolia var. sphaeroides Andres
Pyrola rotundifolia ssp. tibetana (Andres) Andres
Pyrola rotundifolia var. tibetana Andres
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHS China Southeast, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
Version 10.0
(c) 1990-2025 RNDr. Pavel Slabý