Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace zayulensis Hand.-Mazz. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3700-4000m |
Description | leaves crowded, rhombic to narrowly elliptic, 5-6mm long, umbel 2-4-flowered, flowers to 4mm across, petals obovate |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, cushion |
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 early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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