Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula spicata Franch. sect. Soldanelloides |
Synonyms | Primula balfourii H.Lév. |
Primula delicata Forrest | |
Primula delicatula Dunn | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 3000-3700m |
Description | leaves petiolate, oblong-elliptic, 1-5cm, adaxially hirsute, obtusely dentate to biserrate-crenate, spike 2-8-flowered, flowers infundibuliform, 15-20mm across, lobes incised |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | bright blue |
Bloom | summer |
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 (China South-Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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