Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Bergenia ciliata (Haw.) Sternb. |
Bibliography | Revis. Saxifrag., Suppl. 2: 2 (1831) |
Native Range | sw. Nepal to w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
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 | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Bergenia ciliata (Royle) A.Braun ex Engl. Bergenia ligulata var. ciliata (Royle) Engl. Bergenia thysanodes (Lindl.) C.K.Schneid. Megasea ciliata Haw. Saxifraga ciliata Royle Saxifraga ligulata var. ciliata (Haw.) Hook.f. & Thomson Saxifraga thysanodes Lindl. |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |