Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula pulchella Franch. sect. Farinosae |
Synonyms | Aleuritia pulchella (Franch.) Soják |
Primula compsantha Balf.f. & Forrest | |
Primula pulchelloides Kingdon-Ward | |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 2000-4500m |
Description | leaves lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 3-15cm, abaxially yellow farinose, denticulate, margins narrowly reflexed, umbels 3-30-flowered, flowers 15-20mm across, lobes obovate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | violet, purplish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
pulchella prattii (Hemsl.) Halda, Gen. Primula 268 (1992)
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