Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace engleri R.Knuth |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 5-15mm, dentate, acute, flowers numerous in umbel, bracts broadly ovate, obtuse, calyx campanulate, flowers ca. 3mm across |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China North-Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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