Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula ioessa W.W.Sm. sect. Sikkimensis |
Synonyms | Aleuritia ioessa (W.W.Sm.) Soják |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4200m |
Description | leaves petiolate, narrowly oblong to oblanceolate, 6-20cm, serrate to incised, umbels 2-8-flowered, flowers 20-25mm across, lobes broadly obovate, incised |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | pink, violet, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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