| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula chionantha Balf.f. & Forrest sect. Nivales |
| Synonyms | Primula ingens W.W.Sm. & Forrest |
| Primula sinopurpurea Balf.f. | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4400m |
| Description | leaves winged petiolate, oblong-ovate to lanceolate, 5-20cm, abaxially yellow farinose, umbels 1-4, superimposed, flowers 11-13mm across, lobes broadly elliptic, entire |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | purplish violet |
| Bloom | late spring |
| 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 (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PRIMULACEAE
chionantha brevicula (Balf.f. & Forrest) A.J.Richards, Primula 172 (1993)
chionantha melanops (W.W.Sm. & Kingdon-Ward) A.J.Richards, ibid.
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