Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula bracteosa Craib sect. Petiolares |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2300-2700m |
Description | inner leaves petiolate, ovate to oblong-ovate, 3-6cm, sparsely farinose, irregularly dentate, flowers in umbel, corolla 25-30mm across, lobes broadly obovate, dentate |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | pinkish lilac |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, fl .stem erect |
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-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (Assam , East Himalaya , Nepal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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