Details of genus: Leucogenes [2479]
genus_ja:
genus_en: New Zealand edelweiss
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Family: Asteraceae
family_ja: キク
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of 3 or 4 species of dwarf, hummock-, mat-, or clump-forming perennials from screes or rocky, fell-fields in the mountains of New Zealand. They have obovate-wedge-shaped or linear to lance-shaped, closely over-lapping, intensely silver-hairy leaves and, in summer, bear small, flat yellow flowerheads surrounded by collars of white-woolly bracts. Effective in a peat bed, rock garden, or alpine house, but difficult to grow in dry climates.
hardiness_en: Hardy to -10°C (14°F), possibly more.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in an open frame as soon as ripe. Take stem-tip cuttings in late summer.
pests_en: Susceptible to red spider mites under glass; may be damaged by slugs and snails outdoors.
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Update Information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Asteraceae | キク科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Asteraceae | キク科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Asteraceae | キク科 | Show |