Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga cinerea Harry Sm. subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 128 (1958) |
Native Range | w. & nc. Nepal |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2500-3000m |
Description | large leaf rosette, stem leaves narrow, acyclic, basal leaves 10x2mm, oblong-linear, silvery grey, sharply acute, inflorescence compact, flowers 2cm, calyx red |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
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 |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal) |