Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula moupinensis Franch. sect. Petiolares |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 67 (1886) |
Native Range | sc. China (w. Sichuan) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 2000-3400m |
Description | leaves oblong-obovate, shortly winged petiolate, irregularly sharply dentate, umbels solitary, 4-10-flowered, flowers 15-25mm across, lobes broadly obovate, obtuse |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |