Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Primulina tenuifolia (W.T.Wang) Yin Z.Wang |
Synonyms | Chirita tenuifolia W.T.Wang |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, elliptic, 2-5cm, membranous, sparsely puberulent, cuneate, denticulate, obtuse, flowers solitary, peduncles densely puberulent, corolla 2-3cm |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | 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 spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring and in late summer; leaf cuttings in summ |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China Southeast) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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