Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga rhodopetala Harry Sm. subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 124 (1958) |
Native Range | nw. Nepal |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-5000m |
Description | leaves obovate to linear, 8mm long, acute, with few Ca pores, inflorescence cymose, flowers 5-9 |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | dark pink |
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) |