Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga columnaris Schmalh. ex Akinf. subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Géogr. Cauc. 1892: 186 (1892) |
Native Range | North Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1600-3000m |
Description | leaves not in rosette, 2-5mm, ovate to oblong-ovate, in lower part shortly ciliate, obtuse, blue-grey, floral stem glandular hirsute, flowers solitary, ca. 2cm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) |