Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula griffithii (G.Watt) Pax sect. Petiolares |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 3100-4000m |
Description | leaves ovate-lanceolate, 6-12cm in anthesis, then to 30cm, dentate, flowers 5-12, to 25mm, with yellow eye, in umbel, scape solid, farinose, in fruit elongate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | dark purple |
Bloom | late spring |
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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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