Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula schlagintweitiana Pax sect. Farinosae |
Bibliography | Pflanzenr. [H.G.A.Engler, ed.] IV, 237: 91 (1905) |
Native Range | w. Tibet to ne. Pakistan and w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1700-5200m |
Description | leaves oblong-spathulate, denticulate, subglabrous, abaxially distinctly veined, flowers 3-15 in umbel, bracts lanceolate, calyx tubular, glabrous, corolla tube 6-10mm |
Size | 2-15cm |
Color | purple, lilac |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |