Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula sessilis Royle ex Craib sect. Petiolares |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 2100-3600m |
Description | leaves erect, orbiculate to ovate-cordate, 4-6cm long, dark veined, flowers ca. 25mm across, solitary, shortly pedicellate, with yellow eye, petals acuminate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale lilac-rose |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
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 , 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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