| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula waltonii G.Watt ex Balf.f. sect. Sikkimensis |
| Synonyms | Aleuritia waltonii (G.Watt & Balf.f.) Soják |
| Primula prionotes Balf.f. & G.Watt | |
| Primula vinosa Stapf | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3900-5300m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, elliptic-oblong to oblanceolate, 4-18cm, efarinose, erose-dentate, obtuse, umbels 4-20-flowered, flowers 5-15mm across, lobes suborbiculate, entire |
| Size | 20-70cm |
| Color | dark wine purple, pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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-Temperate
China (Tibet ) 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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