Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula obliqua W.W.Sm. sect. Nivales |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 3000-4600m |
Description | leaves winged-petiolate, lanceolate to narrowly obovate, 8-20cm, abaxially pale yellow farinose, regularly dentate, umbel 5-6-flowered, flowers 2-3cm across, lobes incised |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | pale yellow, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (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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