Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula sikkimensis Hook. sect. Sikkimensis |
Synonyms | Primula microdonta Franch. ex Petitm. |
Primula penduliflora A.Kern. ex Kolb | |
Primula pseudosikkimensis Forrest | |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 3200-5000m |
Description | leaves petiolate, elliptic to oblong, 7-30cm, crenate to dentate, obtuse, flowers in umbel, 2-10, 15-30mm long, lobes obovate to obovate-oblong, entire |
Size | 30-90cm |
Color | yellow |
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 in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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