Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria crassifolia Phil. |
Bibliography | Anales Univ. Chile 43: 532 (1873) |
Native Range | sc. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | white sericeous, leaves broadly ovate, thick, 35mm long, tapered to short petiole, flowers with orbiculate and ventricose lower lip, ca. 1cm long, in cluster up to 10 |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Calceolaria valdiviana ssp. crassifolia (Phil.) C.Ehrh. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |