Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula geraniifolia Hook.f. sect. Geranioides |
Synonyms | Auganthus geraniifolius (Hook.f.) Soják |
Primula humicola Balf.f. & Forrest | |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 2800-4600m |
Description | leaves hirsute, orbiculate to cordate, 3-8cm long and wide, sharply 7-9-lobate, petiole thin, to 8cm long, flowers 2-12 in lax umbel, limb 1-2cm across, lobes incised |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pink, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam , 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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