Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula prenantha Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. sect. Candelabra |
Synonyms | Aleuritia microloma (Hand.-Mazz.) Soják |
Aleuritia prenantha (Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.) Soják | |
Primula microloma Hand.-Mazz. | |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 2400-4000m |
Description | glabrous, efarinose, leaves shortly petiolate, oblong, obovate to elliptic, 4-9cm, denticulate, obtuse, umbels 1-2, superimposed, 2-8-flowered, flowers 6-10mm across |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
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 (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal ) 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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