Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace lanuginosa Wall. sect. Chamaejasme |
Synonyms | Primula lanuginosa (Wall.) Kuntze |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 1500-2500m |
Description | densely silvery lanate, leaves 12-17mm, lanceolate-ovate, acute, sessile, scapes axillary, bracts 5mm long, flowers in compact umbel, corolla lobes orbiculate-obovate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink with a yellow eye |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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