Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula marginata Curtis sect. Auricula |
Synonyms | Primula crenata Lam. |
Primula microcalyx Lehm. | |
Primula rheiniana Ingw. | |
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 | 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 cuttings of rosettes in late spring |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (France ) Southeastern Europe (Italy) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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