Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula sherriffiae W.W.Sm. sect. Soldanelloides |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-2700m |
Description | leaves winged petiolate, oblanceolate, 5-14cm long, white hirsute, entire or remotely dentate, obtuse, inflorescence capitate, 2-7-flowered, flowers horizontal, 2-3cm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
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 spring |
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
sherriffiae ludlowii (W.W.Sm.) A.J.Richards, Primula 278 (1993)
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