Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace ciliata DC. sect. Aretia |
Bibliography | Fl. Franc. [J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle] éd 3, 3: 441 (1805) |
Native Range | c. Pyrenees |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2100-3400m |
Description | leaves ovate, bright green, glabrous, flowers solitary or in pairs, pedicellate, 10-12mm across |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pink with a yellow eye |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Androsace pubescens var. ciliata (DC.) Gren. & Godr. Androsace pubescens ssp. ciliata (DC.) R.C.V.Douin Aretia ciliata (DC.) Loisel. Primula decandollei Kuntze |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |