Origin: East Asia (China)  

First finding in Slovenia: 1933

Pathways: ornamental plant

Possible to find: year-round

Flowering season: July-August

Habitat: In its natural range, this species grows on mountain slopes. In Slovenia, it naturalises on warm habitats: in cracks in rocks, on dry ruderal sites and especially along roads, on ruins and in gravel- and stonepits. 

Status in Slovenia: Locally spread, in some areas it is spreading to natural rock walls. 

Similar species: In the flowering season there are no similar species. 

reference:

Jogan, N., K. Eler in Š. Novak, 2012. Priročnik za sistematično kartiranje invazivnih tujerodnih rastlinskih vrst. Zavod Symbiosis in Botanično društvo Slovenije, Nova vas. 

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