Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula caldaria W.W.Sm. & Forrest sect. Farinosae |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 14: 35 (1923) |
Native Range | sc. China to e. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 2200-3000m |
Description | stoloniferous, leaves winged petiolate, oblanceolate, 2-15cm, abaxially white farinose, remotely denticulate, obtuse, umbel 10-30-flowered, flowers 5-7mm, lobes obovate |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | violet, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
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 after flowering |
Synonyms | Primula caldaria var. nana W.W.Sm. & Forrest |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |