Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga sikkimensis Engl. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 573 (1912) |
Native Range | e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-5500m |
Description | stems erect, leafy, leaves lanceolate, 5-13mm, flowers 3-9 in cluster, petals 6mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga berthoudii Baehni |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |