Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria percaespitosa Wooden |
Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Bot. La Lib. 4: 15 (1972) |
Native Range | Peru (Cajamarca) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3000-3900m |
Description | compact rosette of oblanceolate leaves, 5-11mm long, on both faces hirsute, floral stem axillary with 1-2 flowers, lower lip ventricose, 7-10mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |