Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula ovalifolia Franch. sect. Petiolares |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 67 (1886) |
Native Range | s. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 600-2500m |
Description | leaves petiolate, elliptic to obovate, 4-12cm, subcoriaceous, abaxially pubescent, adaxially glabrous, umbel 2-7-flowered, flowers 15-25mm across, lobes bilobate |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | bluish purple, violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Primula aeuquipila Craib Primula limprichtii Pax & K.Hoffm. Primula macropoda Craib Primula polia Craib |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHS China Southeast) |