Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula erosa (Wall.) Regel sect. Denticulata |
Synonyms | Primula fortunei Moore |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2900-4000m |
Description | akin to P. denticulata, leaves obovate-spathulate or oblanceolate, dentate, flowers flatly open, in spherical umbel |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering |
Territory |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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