Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula wattii King ex G.Watt sect. Soldanelloides |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | alpine |
Description | leaves membranous, oblong-lanceolate, petiolate, coarsely crenate-dentate, hirsute, glabrescent, scapes glabrous, many flowered, flowers pendent, sessile, ca. 15mm across |
Size | 12-15cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring |
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-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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