Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula valentiniana Hand.-Mazz. sect. Amethystina |
Synonyms | Aleuritia valentiniana (Hand.-Mazz.) Soják |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3800-4200m |
Description | efarinose, leaves winged petiolate, obovate to oblanceolate, 1-3cm, remotely denticulate, acute, flowers 1-2, broadly campanulate without distinct tube, 14-16mm across |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | dark wine red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, cushion |
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 Indo-China (Myanmar) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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