Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula heterodonta Franch. sect. Cuneifolia |
Bibliography | Bull. Annuel Soc. Philom. Paris, sér. 7, 10: 145 (1886) |
Native Range | Japan (n. Honshu) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves thin, flat, long petiolate, obovate, rounded, regularly obtusely dentate, floral stems glabrous, flowers in umbel, calyx campanulate, corolla ca. 2cm across |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | lilac |
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 in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Primula cuneifolia var. heterodonta (Franch.) Makino Primula cuneifolia ssp. heterodonta (Franch.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest Primula hakusanensis var. heterodonta (Franch.) Takeda |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |