Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula chasmophila Balf.f. ex Hutch. sect. Soldanelloides |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 5000-5300m |
Description | leaves ovate, 3-8cm long, abruptly tapered to winged, softly hirsute petiole, crenate-lobate, flowers 1-5, to 2cm across, infundibuliform, in pendent head |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | dark violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
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 spring just as young growth commences |
Territory |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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