Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula aemula Balf.f & Forrest sect. Nivales |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4000-4600m |
Description | leaves winged petiolate, elliptic to oblanceolate, 1-3cm, crenate-denticulate, obtuse, umbels 2-4, superimposed, 4-8-flowered, flowers 15-30mm, lobes ovate to ovate-oblong |
Size | 30-70cm |
Color | pale yellow |
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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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