Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula laurentiana Fernald sect. Farinosae |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 0-300m |
Description | leaves oblanceolate, dentate, 1-7cm, tapered to wide petiole, abaxially white farinose, flowers 10-17, 8-15mm, with yellow eye, in spherical umbel, scape solid |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | lilac-pink, purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering |
Territory |
Northern America
Eastern Canada (Labrador , New Brunswick , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Québec ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Maine) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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