Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga bergenioides C.Marquand sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 48: 176 (1929) |
Native Range | se. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4200-5000m |
Description | basal leaves long petiolate, elliptic, about 2cm long, brown villose, stem leaves sessile, oblong, flowers 1-4, pendent, sepals erect, purple, petals oblanceolate, 14-16mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late summer |
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 |
Synonyms | Saxifraga hematochroa Harry Sm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |