Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula tenella King ex G.Watt sect. Minutissimae |
Synonyms | Aleuritia tenella (King ex G.Watt) Soják |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4700-5000m |
Description | leaves petiolate, rhombic to ovate-spathulate, 6-15mm, abaxially white farinose, adaxially densely glandular, denticulate, flowers 1-2, 15-25mm across, lobes obovate |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | bluish violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
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 in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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