Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula parva Balf.f. sect. Obconica |
Bibliography | J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 39: 135 (1913) |
Native Range | sc. China (c. Yunnan) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1800-2000m |
Description | leaves in rosette, broadly ovate to suborbiculate, on margins sinuate, flowers 5-7 in umbel, calyx crateriform, corolla ca. 2cm |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | rose |
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 obconica ssp. parva (Balf.f.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |