Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace engleri R.Knuth |
Bibliography | Pflanzenr. [H.G.A.Engler, ed.] IV, 237: 213 (1905) |
Native Range | nc. China (s. Shaanxi) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 5-15mm, dentate, acute, flowers numerous in umbel, bracts broadly ovate, obtuse, calyx campanulate, flowers ca. 3mm across |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | summer |
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 in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central) |