Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula esquirolii Petitm. sect. Petiolares |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves subsessile, elliptic-obovate, 5-13cm long, subcoriaceous, abaxially densely pubescent, umbel 4-15-flowered, flowers 15-20mm across, lobes emarginate |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | pale blue, rose |
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 in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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