Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Ourisia pygmaea Phil. trib. Angelonieae |
Bibliography | Linnaea 29: 27 (1858) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to sc. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1400-2200m |
Description | glabrous, stems filiform, leaves suborbiculate, entire, 3mm, flowers axillary, pedicellate, pendent, calyx lobes ovate-oblong |
Size | 2-4cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |