Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace wardii W.W.Sm. sect. Chamaejasme |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 129 (1913) |
Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3400-4600m |
Description | leaves dimorphic, the outer ovate, long, white hirsute, the inner obcordate, 5-15mm, umbel 3-6-flowered, flowers 6-8mm across, petals broadly obovate |
Size | 2-4cm |
Color | dark red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Androsace sarmentosa var. thibetensis Petitm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |