Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula filipes G.Watt sect. Obconica |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 5 (1882) |
Native Range | sc. China to Himalaya and n. Myanmar |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-3000m |
Description | akin to P. obconica, leaves orbiculate to ovate or cordate, 25-40mm, long petiolate, flowers 6-8, broadly campanulate, in umbel |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pale pink |
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 | Androsace cordifolia Wall. Auganthus forbesii (Franch.) Soják Primula androsacea Pax Primula barbeyana Petitm. Primula forbesii Franch. Primula forbesii ssp. androsacea (Pax) W.W.Sm. & Forrest Primula forbesii ssp. barbeyana (Petitm.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest Primula forbesii ssp. multicaulis (Petitm.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest Primula forbesii ssp. willmottiae (Petitm.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest Primula multicaulis Petitm. Primula wallichiana Kuntze Primula willmottiae Petitim. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |