Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Bergenia ciliata (Haw.) Sternb. |
Synonyms | Megasea ciliata Haw. |
Bergenia thysanodes (Lindl.) C.K.Schneid. | |
Saxifraga ciliata Royle | |
Habitat | shady rocks and woods |
Altitude | 900-4300m |
Description | leaves orbiculate to broadly obovate, at base cordate, ciliate, petiolate, flowers pedicellate in secund raceme, sepals oblong, petals 1cm long |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | pink, purplish |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. over 1 year, 13-16°C division in spring and fall |
Territory |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (Nepal , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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