Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula vaginata G.Watt sect. Geranioides |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2200-5000m |
Description | petiole vaginate, leaves orbiculate, 1-5cm wide, adaxially pubescent, palmatisect, segments 7-9, dentate, umbel 2-12-flowered, flowers 10-15mm, lobes obovate, bilobate |
Size | 3-12cm |
Color | purplish pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
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 after flowering |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya ) Indo-China |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
vaginata eucyclia (W.W.Sm. & Forrest) F.H.Chen & C.M.Hu, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 59(2): 36 (1990)
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