Family | GUNNERACEAE |
Genus species | Gunnera prorepens Hook.f. |
Habitat | grassland and woods |
Altitude | lowland-subalpine |
Description | leaves 2-5cm long, ovate, shallowly crenate, with purple tinge, drupe broadly obconical, red or purple-red, 4mm long, in spike |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | greenish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | cold, semi-shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Australasia
New Zealand (New Zealand North , New Zealand South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GUNNERACEAE
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