Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana isoetifolia Killip |
Bibliography | J. Washington Acad. Sci. 15: 456 (1925) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3600-4000m |
Description | leaves in rosette, narrowly linear, subacicular, 1-3cm, to 2mm wide, acute, scabrous, ciliolate, stem leaves 3-4 in whorl, flowers in subspherical head, 1-2cm broad |
Size | 8-11cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |