| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula hookeri G.Watt sect. Petiolares |
| Synonyms | Primula vernicosa Kingdon-Ward |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3800-5000m |
| Description | leaves subsessile, 15-40mm, oblong-obovate to spathulate, obtuse, umbel 2-3-flowered, flowers 7-10mm across, lobes oblong, erect |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white, bluish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PRIMULACEAE
hookeri violacea (W.W.Sm.) C.M.Hu, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 59(2): 97 (1990)
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