Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula cortusoides L. sect. Cortusoides |
Synonyms | Auganthus cortusoides (L.) Soják |
Primula dentata Donn ex Roem. & Schult. | |
Primula dentilfora Andrews | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | leaves ovate to oblong, at base cordate, 5-15cm long, crenate lobate and dentate, hirsute, flowers 2-15, 2cm across, in compact umbel, petals bifid |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | reddish violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | ind |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering |
Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe (East European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Mongolia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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