Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula tayloriana H.R.Fletcher sect. Farinosae |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-3000m |
Description | leaves sessile, obovate, 4-5cm, abaxially sparsely farinose, denticulate to crenate, obtuse, umbel 2-8-flowered, flowers 16-25mm across, lobes obovate, deeply incised |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | spring |
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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
tayloriana scopulorum (Balf.f. & Farrer) Halda, Gen. Primula 261 (1992)
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