| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula praenitens Ker Gawl. sect. Sinensis |
| Synonyms | Primula mandarina Hoffmanns. |
| Primula sertulosa J.Kickx f. | |
| Primula sinensis Sabine ex Lindl. | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 900-1100m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, broadly ovate to orbiculate, 4-12cm wide, palmatisect, segments 7-9, oblong, dentate, flowers 3-12 in umbel, corolla 15-40mm across, lobes incised |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | lilac, rose, pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, 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) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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