Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula cunninghamii King ex Craib sect. Petiolares |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3300-4300m |
Description | leaves numerous, oblong-spathulate to obovate, 2-11cm, erose-denticulate, flowers numerous in leaf rosette, corolla 10-15mm across, lobes obovate, deeply incised |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | purplish rose |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | 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-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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