Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula tosaensis Yatabe sect. Reinii |
Bibliography | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 4: 1. t. 44 (1890) |
Native Range | c. & s. Japan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 500-1100m |
Description | leaves petiolate, membranous, orbiculate, 3-7cm, cordate, shallowly dentate, adaxially glabrous, flowers 1-4 in umbel, corolla crateriform with yellow eye, 25-30mm across |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering |
Synonyms | Primula tosaensis f. albiflora Mizuno |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |