Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula filipes G.Watt sect. Obconica |
Synonyms | Primula androsacea Pax |
Primula barbeyana Petitm. | |
Primula forbesii Franch. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-3000m |
Description | akin to P. obconica, leaves orbiculate to ovate or cordate, 25-40mm, long petiolate, flowers 6-8, broadly campanulate, in umbel |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pale pink |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
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 ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam , East Himalaya , Nepal ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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