Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Ourisia alpina Poepp. & Endl. trib. Angelonieae |
Bibliography | Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 3 (1835) |
Native Range | w. Argentina to Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 1000-2700m |
Description | leaves hirsute, petiolate, ovate, at base cordate, crenate, flowers on hirsute stem, subpendent, tubular, bilabiate, in open raceme |
Size | 7-25cm |
Color | pink, red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Ourisia alpina var. glabra Phil. Ourisia alpina var. pallens (Poepp. & Endl.) Benth. Ourisia pallens Poepp. & Endl. Ourisia rancoana Phil. Ourisia rosea Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |