Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula umbratilis Balf.f. & E.R.Cooper sect. Soldanelloides |
Synonyms | Primula metria Balf.f. & R.E.Cooper |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4500-5000m |
Description | leaves obovate, adaxially hirsute, crenate, long petiolate, scape hirsute, flowers campanulate, intensely fragrant, in 4-9-flowered umbels, petals bifid |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, 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 in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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