Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula ninguida W.W.Sm. sect. Nivales |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 3900-5000m |
Description | leaves winged petiolate, lanceolate to oblanceolate, 4-9cm, abaxially farinose, crenate, acute, umbel 3-15-flowered, flowers 15-20mm across, lobes oblong-elliptic, entire |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | dark purplish rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy 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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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