Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga lowndesii Harry Sm. subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 106 (1958) |
Native Range | nc. Nepal |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 3800-4100m |
Description | leaves obovate, 5-7mm, shiny green, with single Ca pore, flowers sessile, solitary, petals 5-7mm long |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | bright lilac pink |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal) |