Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula lacerata W.W.Sm. sect. Petiolares |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-3000m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate-orbiculate, 2-6cm long, glabrous, abaxially glaucous, obscurely crenate, obtuse, flowers 3-7, in umbel, limb 15-25mm across, lobes obovate, incised |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | lavender-blue, pink |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | 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 in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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