Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula rotundifolia Wall. sect. Rotundifolia |
Synonyms | Primula cardiophylla Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. |
Primula odontophylla Wall. | |
Primula roxburghii N.P.Balakr. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3500-5000m |
Description | leaves petiolate, suborbiculate, 4-12cm wide, abaxially yellow farinose, cordate, irregularly coarsely dentate, umbel 2-16-flowered, limb 12-19mm wide, lobes orbiculate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | pale purplish pink |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
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 after flowering |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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