Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Oreocharis cordatula (Craib) Pellegr. |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 72: 873 (1926) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1900-3200m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, ovate, 3-8cm, abaxially brown lanate, cuneate to cordate, coarsely dentate, acute or rounded, cymes 1-10-flowered, corolla 19-24mm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | orange, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring and late summer; leaf cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Perantha cordatula Craib |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |