Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula diantha Bureau & Franch. sect. Nivales |
Synonyms | Primula amabilis Balf.f. & Forrest |
Primula glacialis Franch. | |
Primula rigida Balf.f. & Forrest | |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Altitude | 4000-4800m |
Description | leaves petiolate, oblong-spathulate to lanceolate or linear, 1-5cm, abaxially farinose, denticulate, umbel 2-6-flowered, flowers 15-20mm across |
Size | 2-10cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
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 , Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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