Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula japonica A.Gray sect. Candelabra |
Synonyms | Aleuritia japonica (A.Gray) Soják |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 800-1800m |
Description | leaves subcarnose, sessile, oblong-lanceolate to ovate, 8-30cm long, sharply dentate, glabrous, flowers in 1-5 whorls, corolla crateriform with yellow eye, 20-25mm across |
Size | 40-80cm |
Color | pinkish purple, white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | - |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Kuril Is. ) Eastern Asia (Japan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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