| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula marginata Curtis sect. Auricula |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 6: t. 191 (1792) |
| Native Range | sw. Alps |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 800-3000m |
| Description | leaves obovate, 2-10cm, coriaceous, carnose, sometimes farinose, distinctly dentate, flowers 2-20, with white, farinose eye, 15-30mm across, in umbel |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bluish, pink, violet |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings of rosettes in late spring |
| Synonyms | Aretia crenata (Lam.) Link Auricula crenata (Lam.) Spach Auricula-ursi var. marginata (Curtis) Soják Primula crenata Lam. Primula microcalyx Lehm. Primula rheiniana Ingw. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |
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