Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula gracilenta Dunn sect. Muscarioides |
Synonyms | Aleuritia gracilenta (Dunn) Soják |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3000-4500m |
Description | leaves petiolate, elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 5-15cm long, irregularly dentate, obtuse, inflorescence capitate, 7-20-flowered, flowers 5-6mm across, lobes acute |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | dark bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | 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-Temperate
China (China South-Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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