Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula megalocarpa H.Hara sect. Nivales |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3600-4900m |
Description | leaves winged petiolate, lanceolate, 5-18cm, abaxially pale yellow farinose, finely denticulate, narrowly revolute, umbel 1-8-flowered, flowers 18-20mm across, lobes incised |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rose, purplish, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, 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 ) 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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