Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula reinii Franch. & Sav. sect. Reinii |
Synonyms | Primula hakonensis Nakai |
Primula hisauchii Miyabe & Tatew. | |
Primula okamotoi Koidz. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 900-1500m |
Description | leaves petiolate, orbiculate, 1-5cm, deeply cordate, coarsely dentate or lobate, sparsely pubescent, flowers 1-3 in umbel, corolla crateriform with yellow eye, 20-25mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
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 spring just as young growth commences |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia (Japan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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