Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula reinii Franch. & Sav. sect. Reinii |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Jap. 2: 428 (1878) |
Native Range | sc. Japan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 900-1500m |
Description | leaves petiolate, orbiculate, 1-5cm, deeply cordate, coarsely dentate or lobate, sparsely pubescent, flowers 1-3 in umbel, corolla crateriform with yellow eye, 20-25mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale 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 in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Primula hakonensis Nakai Primula hisauchii Miyabe & Tatew. Primula okamotoi Koidz. Primula reinii f. albiflora Makino Primula reinii var. okamotoi (Koidz.) Murata |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |